Eilen Jewell & the Sacred Shakers

It only takes one gig to get hooked on this luscious group of roots musicians who just released "Butcher Holler." This loving tribute to Loretta Lynn is named for the Kentucky town where the country singer was raised. According to Jewell, all of the songs were written by Lynn who "dared to write songs about topics that were widely considered off-limits, especially for women." The band is Jason Beek (drums, harmony vocals), Jerry Miller (electric, acoustic, and steel guitars), and Johnny Sciascia… Show more (upright bass). -- June Wulff, Globe Staff

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Bolstered by a phenomenal title track, with an ache and a surfy twang that wouldn't be out of place substituting a Nancy Sinatra song on a Quentin Tarantino soundtrack, Eilen Jewell's latest album Sea of Tears caused quite a stir in the roots/Americana world in 2009. This whip-smart, charismatic Boston-area singer appears following a set by The Sacred Shakers, a who's who of all-star roots musicians (including Eilen) revisiting the bluesy gospel material that inspires them.

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