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Accolades

Press

"Artsy pop tunesmith Elaine Romanelli transcends any label you might be tempted to peg her with. Her songs are vivid, aphoristic, often metaphorically charged.. she's a tremendous singer."
- Lucid Culutre CD review, May 18, 2010. Read the full review here.


"Real Deal, Elaine Romanell's new studio album, pulses with realistic optimism... long after the CD stops spinning the music continues to play in your head.
- Main Line Tickets, July 13, 2010.

"Singer-songwriter Follows Her Dreams" - News of Delaware County, June 10, 2010

Folk Singer with York ties to release album" - Front page story, York News-Times, Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Romanelli debuts new album" - Delaware County Daily Times, Wed May 19, 2010

"Elaine's music is anything but ordinary." -Examiner.com Full article.

"Haverford’s Elaine Romanelli on stage at the Tin Angel Wednesday"
Delaware County Daily Times, 3/13/09. Full article here.

"Havertown Favorite Singer/Songwriter Set for the Angel"

A strong presence”
    — San Francisco Weekly

Praise

I Love the CD you gave me, and have played it over and over. Really fine songwriting, great arrangements, wonderful vocal delivery. When's the next one coming out?
--Legendary songwriter and activist Si Kahn

Elaine's music: it is humbling to hear these songs. Her strong voice and cogent compositions are so very impressive... her graceful control is abundantly clear. Weep Not is a perfect illustration of this. There is real confidence here, something I rarely hear in similar music... she is masterfully displaying her abilities.

-- Chris Costantino, Founder, sonictribe.com


Spectacularly soaring voice (classical training, Broadway experience), like a turbocharged Bliss Blood; tastefully retro bluesy songwriting...
Get in and get out before all the tourists arrive.

-- Lucid Culture, NYC

"Better By Far is that rare kind of record that creates its own niche in the corner of the musical universe... Romanelli has a powerhouse voice that employs operatic flourishes on some songs, while other songs are bluesy showcases of sass and wit. If you have a weakness for any combination of Ella Fitzgerald, Bette Midler and Shawn Colvin,
this is the record for you."
    — Drew Pearce, contributing writer , Acoustic Guitar magazine



Elaine Romanelli is a riveting performer. She’s too young to be motherly, too attractive to be the girl next door, and far too sexy to be sisterly, but she’s somehow very familiar. Once she starts, no one
wants to miss a second.”
    — Sherrett Walker, Bass player, Striped Dogs


Elaine and her band added so much to our 50th anniversary celebration! And it wasn’t just the crowd that they charmed; Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the staff were completely thrilled with them, and that is a tough audience to charm.”
    — Stacey Lewis, Publicity Director, City Lights Publishers & Booksellers