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Elizabeth Cook Sets New Don Was Produced Album Release

03/12/2010
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Elizabeth Cook will release Welder on May 11th on 31 Tigers. Produced by Don Was (Rolling Stones, Kris Kristofferson), Welder features guest appearances by Dwight Yoakam, Rodney Crowell and Buddy Miller.

Welder is the follow up to Cook's 2007's Rodney Crowell produced and critically acclaimed, Balls. Cook chose an eclectic cast of players to record Welder. She started with her road band, which consists of her husband Tim Carroll on guitar, Marco Giovino (Patty Griffin, Robert Plant) on drums and Bones Hillman from Midnight Oil on bass. She turned to some familiar faces and voices from the Grand Ole Opry adding Tim Atwood on keys and The Carol Lee Singers on background vocals.

Her most personal collection of songs to date, Welder features vivid snapshots of EC's life ("Heroin Addict Sister" and "Mama's Funeral") as well as witty hillbilly- tinged humor ("El Camino" and "Yes To Booty"). Cook wrote the majority of Welder herself with a few noteworthy exceptions. "I'm Beginning To Forget" was penned by her late mother, Joyce Cook and "Follow You Like Smoke and "Til Then" by Tim Carroll. Don Was also brought her "Not California" by NYC indie folk band, Hem.

In addition to her full touring schedule, EC hosts "Apron Strings" on XM/Sirius' Outlaw Country station Monday through Friday 6-10 am Eastern. Every morning, the always witty Cook offers household tips, fashion advice and recipes to legions of devoted fans coast to coast.

"Heroin Addict Sister" and "El Camino" are posted for preview on Cook's Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/elizabethcook

Track listing:
All The Time
El Camino
Not California
Heroin Addict Sister
Yes To Booty
Blackland Farmer
Girlfriend Tonite
Rock N Roll Man
Mama's Funeral
I'm Beginning To Forget
Snake In The Bed
Follow You Like Smoke
I'll Never Know
Til Then

Tour dates:

Mar 18 Antone's (AMA Presents- Official SXSW Showcase) Austin, Texas
Mar 25 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio (with Paul Thorn)
Mar 26 The Ark Ann Arbor, Michigan (with Paul Thorn)
Mar 27 Diesel Club Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (with Paul Thorn)
Apr 2 All Good Cafe Dallas, Texas
Apr 3 Ray Wylie Hubbard's Grits N Groove Fest Fredericksburg, Texas
Apr 16 Dosey Doe Spring, Texas
Apr 17 Old Settlers Music Fest Driftwood, Texas
Apr 22 Rhythm & Brews Chattanooga, Tennessee (with Todd Snider)
May 6 The Station Inn Nashville, Tennessee
May 7 Blue Plate Special Knoxville, Tennessee (afternoon)
May 7 Down Home � Johnson City, Tennessee
May 11 Joe's Pub New York, New York
May 12 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, Pennsylvania
May 13 Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia
May 14 Night Cat Easton, Maryland
May 15 Five Oaks Clubhouse Durham, North Carolina
May 16 Charlotte, NC, Double Door Inn
May 18 Kirk Avenue Music Hall Roanoke, Virginia
May 19 Ashland Coffee and Tea Ashland, Virginia
May 21 Thunderbird Caf� Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 22 Spring Gulch Folk Festival New Holland, Pennsylvania
May 26 Atlanta, GA � Eddie's Attic
May 27 Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theater
Jun 3 Opry at the Ryman �Nashville
Jun 5 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois
Jun 11 Bonnaroo Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 20 Turning Point, Piermont, NY


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