Album Notes

Eliza Bonacci aka Eliza Blue writes and sings with a voice like water from a deep well, as earthy and rich as it is sweet and clear. Trained as a classical violinist, Eliza grew up listening to folk and blues on her Fisher-Price record player, but had little vocal instruction. She took up the fiddle after falling in love with old timey music and soon began writing songs of her own. Guitar came next, and then mandolin and banjo. Her music regularly draws comparisons to Gillian Welch, for it’s homage to Appalachian roots, but the quality and timbre of her voice call to mind some of the great jazz vocalists. Since she began her songwriting career three years ago Eliza has crossed the country several times, and averages over a 150 gigs a year.

'One Year,' Eliza Blue's first recordings, capture the songwriter's intimate beginnings. The result is a simple but stirring compilation of songs recorded over the space of a year. All the songs are written, recorded, and produced by Eliza and Paul Miksic. They are also responsible for all the instrumentation on the album. 'One Year,' has received airplay in Minnesota, on the East Coast, and in Belgium.