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Crayons (1995) 1. The Long Night 2. Just to Have You Hum Along (The Futon Song) 3. My Father's Home 4. Pastel 5. Crayons 6. War Between the Fears 7. Silver Wheels 8. Gypsy's Jewel 9. What Love Can Do 10.Friend of Mine 11.Roll On New River 12.In My Dreams 13.This Place of My Forgiveness |
Daddy's Coal (1989) 1. Bed of Roses/ Bed of Thorns 2. Heartache 3. A Drifter's Prayer 4. Daddy's Coal 5. I Never Think of You At All 6. Jericho 7. Welcome Home Heart 8. Siver Wheels 2 9, Two Hearts Together/ Three Quarter Time 10. The Pilgrim |
Peaceful Existence (1993) 1. All You Want 2. Crack in the Mirror 3. The Ballad of Marley Rose Peyton 4. The Quiet 5. Falling Rain 6. Edge of the Universe 7. Cowboy 8. Long Bed from Kenya 9. Light in Your Window 10.Winter's Coming 11.Sometimes |
Peaceful Existence - A masterpiece. A truly definitive achievement for the decade. Exquisite vocal, guitar and violin performances earmark this wondrous work. Innately wise in its sublime understatement. Artistically deft. Indelible aural and visual textures throughout, from the haunting and poignant "Falling Rain," to the irrevocable indictment against child molestation, "Crack in the Mirror". From the anguish of love unrequited in "Light in Your Window" -- to the ethereal, apocalyptic "The Quiet" -- to the bittersweet reassurance of human transformation in "Long Bed from Kenya". In her hands, we are willingly transported to a higher place. |
Daddy's Coal - This llittle gem was reportedly recorded in a South Austin garage with an old Peavey p.a. system! Proof that true creative ability cannot be constrained by a lack of materials. The essentials are in place----great songs, great musicians, great ears (engineering, production). The title cut, "Daddy's Coal," is timeless and startling in its profundity. Betty's and Hal Ketchum's vocals soar effortlessly above a lyrical but sparse acoustic bed, as her symbolic rides upon the wind. This song is as much a triumphant testimonial to a child's love for parent as a memorial to innocence lost by an entire Viet Nam War generation. Such loss is simply and tenderly expressed in the traditional, "A Drifter's Prayer". Portrait of a loss of faith. Soul with its tether cut. The prophetic "Jericho" expounds on the lack of true virtue displayed by network evangelism, and the anthemic "Pilgrim" close the too-short collection, proving once again that one can indeed make much with little. |
Crayons - Elders' expansive aural palette combines all colors of the spectrum in a sensual, spiritual tapestry, weaving hope from despair as deftly as a loomer's hands. An incisive realism prevails . . . the struggle for meaning in our own existence . . . redemption, hope, transcendence from what we must endure. The songs are varied as the tapestry itself--darkness against light, suedes against shimmering silvers, pastels against burnt sienna. A master's palette. Truth against deception; light from darkness. Hope beyond despair. Freedom through forgiveness. It's all there. |
"A joyous celebration of life; topped only by the telling chorus line -- 'Pleasure springs from simple things and freedom from the truth'." --The Kerrville Kronikle, UK (FolkWax) "Worth buying on the strength of the title track alone." --Detour Magazine, UK "In another place or another time Betty Elders would be writing poetry...using songwriting the way the best poetry is used..." --Music City Texas (3rd Coast Music) |
"Elders has long been recognized as one of the city's most gifted composers. With Peaceful Existence, she redeems all the accolades with one of the year's best albums." -- Austin American-Statesman "Never before have the elemental images of wind and rain, running rivers and faraway trains, been used to such an achingly stunning effect." -- Brum Beat/Virgin Records, United Kingdom Four stars aren't enough. Feeling the rapture of Peaceful Existence is tantamount to discovering the Holy Grail...Peaceful Existence is as intelligent as it is spiritual, and matches the standard of excellence associated with the likes of Bob Dylan, John Prine, Nanci Griffith, Warren Zevon and Lucinda Williams." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "A true masterpiece . . . Peaceful Existence is the most successful product of a female singer/composer of recent times."-- LA VOCE, Alessandria, Italy |
"Crayons is a marvel of poetic beauty." -- Aquarian Weekly "Elders is among the rare singer-songwriters to whom the term 'artist' genuinely applies." -- Stereo Review "Elders is an uncommonly gifted writer with any number of hues and tints at her command." -- Austin American Statesman "Betty Elders has long been one of Austin's best kept secrets, but that's all about to change with the release of Crayons. Her lyrics read like poetry with subtle humor and startling innocence.... "Just To Have You Hum Along (The Futon Song)," "Pastel", and "War Between The Fears" are prime examples of the magic Elders makes with words and music." -- College Media Journal |
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Some newer stuff, not yet released... |
1. Safe Within Your Love 2. Don't Take Your Love Away From Me 3. Shirley Falling Down 4. The Shores of Ireland 5. Farewell 6. Jupiter 7. The Letter 8. Given Some Time 9. When He looked Down 10. White Rose 11. Love Just Like A River |
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