Biography
From: http://cahalenandeli.com/?page_id=81"With a handful of acoustic instruments and the clear harmonies of
bluegrass song traditions, Cahalen and Eli have created an entirely new
strain of roots music. Their sound crosses the warmth old-time with the
fierceness of bluegrass, and high lonesome harmonies that would fit into
any evening at the Opry. Together, they’ve taken time-tested musical
traditions and bent them into new shapes to fit a new world.Cahalen Morrison is a genuine, old-time musician, who blends his love
of American roots music with the dusty land of his childhood in rural
New Mexico. Building on influences like Norman Blake, Greg Brown, and
Tim O’Brien, his music twists and turns in familiar, yet unexpected
ways.Eli West, a distinctive multi-instrumentalist with bluegrass roots,
has found common ground with Cahalen from which many beautiful ideas
have grown. Based in Seattle, Eli enjoys arranging and writing with an
addiction to syncopation and crooked harmonies.The roots of Cahalen Morrison & Eli West are strong, their
branches are shady, and the guitars, banjos, mandolins, and harmonies
will carry you far off the beaten path to a place under open Western
skies."
bluegrass song traditions, Cahalen and Eli have created an entirely new
strain of roots music. Their sound crosses the warmth old-time with the
fierceness of bluegrass, and high lonesome harmonies that would fit into
any evening at the Opry. Together, they’ve taken time-tested musical
traditions and bent them into new shapes to fit a new world.Cahalen Morrison is a genuine, old-time musician, who blends his love
of American roots music with the dusty land of his childhood in rural
New Mexico. Building on influences like Norman Blake, Greg Brown, and
Tim O’Brien, his music twists and turns in familiar, yet unexpected
ways.Eli West, a distinctive multi-instrumentalist with bluegrass roots,
has found common ground with Cahalen from which many beautiful ideas
have grown. Based in Seattle, Eli enjoys arranging and writing with an
addiction to syncopation and crooked harmonies.The roots of Cahalen Morrison & Eli West are strong, their
branches are shady, and the guitars, banjos, mandolins, and harmonies
will carry you far off the beaten path to a place under open Western
skies."