Eilen Jewell

Eilen Jewell’s alt-country, roots-rock sensibility reveals a deep resilience that runs through her life and music. From Biose, Idaho, she’s spent 20 years on the road, tracing a musical journey rich in discovery. Not only has Jewell shared the stage with the likes of Emmylou Harris, Wanda Jackson, Lucinda Williams, and Mavis Staples–she continues their legacy with a sound that is soaked in the sway of western swing, an old-time twang of honky tonk, and dusty old-school blues.

American Songwriter described Eilen as “one of America’s most intriguing, creative, and idiosyncratic voices.” NPR declared that she has a “sweet and clear voice with a killer instinct lurking beneath the shiny surface.”

Released in 2023, her ninth album, Get Behind the Wheel is about grief, resilience, and redemption. It is based on her own personal experience of intense loss, trying to find a sense of purpose after a series of heartbreaks. She wrote it in a small cabin in the Idaho mountains, and she deftly captures her experience of isolation through her lyrics and melodies, producing some of the finest, and rawest songs of her career so far.

Eilen (vocals/guitar) is playing the festival as a quartet along with Jason Beek (drums/vocal), Jerry Miller (guitar), and Matt Murphy (bass).

– ZQ