Half Moon Rising Elaine Palmer

• 1 Heart and Soul 03:13
• 2 A Love Like That 03:36
• 3 So Long 03:56
• 4 Freebrough Hill 04:48
• 5 Let Me Fall (Revisited) 03:41
• 6 Not Lost 03:21
• 7 On the Way Up 03:55
• 8 The Last Dance 02:58
• Total Runtime 29:28

Info for Half Moon Rising

Elaine headed out to California Sep of 2023 where she worked with producer and engineer Mike Butler whose credits include, Norah Jones, Ray LaMontagne, Phoebe Bridgers and The Pretenders.

She recorded a mostly live album at Half Moon Lodge up in the San Diego hills over 8 days with a bunch of incredible musicians.…Matt Lynott (The White Buffalo drummer), Bobby Furgo (Leonard Cohen’s violinist) Patrick McClory and Dave Berzansky (Hacienda Brothers pedal steel), Mike Butler (guitars).

The outcome of these San Diego Sessions is her latest record HALF MOON RISING, with big country guitars, warm, rich and classic textures, Elaine’s vocals and songcraft shine, something very magical happened with this record. This is the album she was always meant to make!

Elaine Palmer brings her unique dark and edgy ‘New Country’ textures to The Harrison Venue. Our Man in The Field will also be making appearance.

Yorkshire born troubadour Elaine Palmer has released three critically acclaimed albums, 2017’s ‘Still Life’, 2019’s ‘Desert Songs’ and 2021’s ‘The Land In-Between’. She’s now set to release her fourth, ‘Half Moon Rising’ recorded in San Diego with producer Mike Butler (Norah Jones/ Ray La Montagne/ The Pretenders), featuring Bobby Furgo (Leonard Cohen), Matt Lynott (White Buffalo), Dave Berzansky (Hacienda Brothers), Patrick McClory and Dave Brezansky. Over her career to date she has toured the UK extensively, along the way sharing stages with KT Tunstall, Courtney Marie Andrews, Patty Griffin, Paolo Nutini and many more.

Elaine has received substantial radio support, with Bob Harris, Iain Anderson and Eve Blair all declaring themselves fans of her work. In 2019 she received an outstanding award at the Phoenix Film Festival in America for Best Original Soundtrack for her music on the independent film SHK.

Elaine Palmer, vocals, guitars
Matt Lynott,drums
Bobby Furgo, violin
Patrick McClory, pedal steel
Dave Berzansky, pedal steel
Mike Butler, guitar

Elaine Palmer
headed out to California Sep of 2023 where she worked with producer and engineer Mike Butler whose credits include, Norah Jones, Ray LaMontagne, Phoebe Bridgers and The Pretenders.

She recorded a mostly live album at Half Moon Lodge up in the San Diego hills over 8 days with a bunch of incredible musicians.…Matt Lynott (The White Buffalo drummer), Bobby Furgo (Leonard Cohen’s violinist) Patrick McClory and Dave Berzansky (Hacienda Brothers pedal steel), Mike Butler (guitars).

The outcome of these San Diego Sessions is her latest record HALF MOON RISING, with big country guitars, warm, rich and classic textures, Elaine’s vocals and songcraft shine, something very magical happened with this record. This is the album she was always meant to make! Set for release May 2024.

In the Beginning….

Elaine Palmer hails from an isolated village up on the North Yorkshire Moors in England but spent most of her life travelling back and forward to her family in Phoenix, Arizona. Growing up in an old Watermill in the wilds of Yorkshire Elaine surrounded herself by music, writing songs influenced by her surroundings and music both in the UK and USA. Elaine finely honed her distinctive voice and built a reputation for her emotive mesmerizing stage presence. Elaine has released a handful of records and toured the UK extensively, playing with the likes of KT Tunstall, Patty Griffin, Courtney Marie Andrews and Paolo Nutini.

Elaine signed an exclusive Publishing Deal with the prestigious music Publishers, Wipe Out Music in UK and then signed to the record label Osmosys. She became a PRS member and guest lectured at a number of UK Universities for Songwriting, while completing her own BA Hons Degree in Contemporary Arts.

Elaine’s success continues….receiving more national UK radio airplay with BBC legends Bob Harris, Iain Anderson and Eve Blair, all declaring themselves fans of her work on air with fantastic reviews from the biggest UK music press MOJO, UNCUT, MAVERICK, RnR Magazine, Americana UK.

MAVERICK ‘A rich and powerful voice that ranges from a subtle whisper to a full-blown bluesy edge, she writes incredible songs that stand-up to repeated listenings’ ****

Her album, Still Life was released in 2017 and immediately play listed by British Airways on all their flights Worldwide. The record received airplay from both UK and USA stations reaching the Top 10 in the Indie Charts.

Desert Songs released in 2019 was influenced mostly by her time in South West America and Mexico featuring MG Boulter 0n Pedal Steel who Elaine toured the UK with for this release. Desert Songs also received great radio support in the UK and in the USA. Elaine played a number of large UK Music Festivals including Glastonbury, Greenman, Wickerman and Virgin.

In 2019 Elaine also received an outstanding award at the Independent Film, Phoenix Festival in America for Best Original Soundtrack for her music on the independent film SHK

NE Volume ‘Her music has textures of New Country while being authentic, dark and edgy. I believe that if there is some possible way that Karen Anne Carpenter, Stevie Nicks and Jonny Cash had a child together, that child would be Elaine.’ *****

The Land In Between her latest full album released 2021 Worldwide digitally and through the iconic UK Indie label Butterfly Effect on limited edition coloured vinyl which all SOLD OUT to private collectors before the release date. It was playlisted on Qatar Airways World Wide.

This album contains no booklet.