Echolands Winery is thrilled to welcome Seattle based multi-instrumentalist Eli West back to our new tasting room in downtown Walla Walla! Eli's first show was a sold out barn burner, and this time he's bringing friends! He'll be performing with a full string trio featuring fiddle and double bass. ***Please note, this is a seated show, and tickets are limited. Doors open at 6, so please come join us for a glass of wine before the show starts at 7.
Where: Echolands Winery Tasting Room 7 W. Alder St. Walla Walla WA
When: Sunday August 14th Doors @ 6 pm Music @ 7 pm
It’s always illuminating to ask an artist how they understand music, but Eli West’s perspective is nothing short of ground-breaking. A trained designer, he sees music architecturally, visualizing his compositions spatially. It’s a highly unusual way to think about music, tied to his verdant natural world of the Pacific Northwest. On his new album, Tapered Point of Stone, West lays out original songs and tunes like houses built by hand, weaving their melodies into the setting of acoustic roots music that first inspired him. Recorded in 2020, just before everything shut down, the album brings together West’s favored quartet of musicians: Andrew Marlin (Watchhouse) on mandolin and guitar, Christian Sedelmeyer (Jerry Douglas) on fiddle, himself on mandolin, guitar, and banjo, and Clint Mullican (Watchhouse) on bass. As both a noted arranger, songwriter, performer, and composer, West has been crafting a Northwest-centric roots music aesthetic through earlier collaborations with Cahalen Morrison and John Reischman, and recordings with Bill Frisell and Dori Freeman. Tapered Point of Stone showcases West’s collaborative nature.
