Eilen Jewell

Eilen Jewell (born April 6, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter from Boise, Idaho. Jewell grew up in Boise, Idaho and attended college in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2015 she returned to Boise after having lived in the Boston area for several years. Her 2015 album, Sundown Over Ghost Town, was largely inspired by her return to Boise. Jewell began her musical career when she began busking on the streets of Sante Fe while attending college. She then moved to Los Angeles and performed on the streets of Venice Beach. Jewell moved to Massachusetts and began performing at local music clubs. In December 2005, Jewell recorded a "live demo" album called Nowhere in Time and later recorded the album Boundary County with Jason Beek on percussion, Daniel Kellar on violin, Jerry Glenn Miller on guitars and Johnny Sciascia on upright bass. Her album Letters From Sinners & Strangers, was recorded at the Signature Sounds studio in Pomfret, Connecticut. In early 2009 Jewell released the album "Sea of Tears" which was called a "startling departure" by a Sydney Morning Herald music critic.