Just back from a mid-west tour with Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield, Elizabeth Barraclough has released her debut album on Bearsville Records. Discovered by Bearsville Records founder Albert Grossman (ex-manager of Bob Dylan, The Band, and Janis Joplin), Elizabeth Barraclough is creating wide-spread interest in her music.
Q – You say that “music is a healer”, explain that.
A – Music’s function is to take people someplace else, something to look forward to; to forget what’s happening in their lives.
Q – Why’d you come east to record the album?
A – When you get into the business, you sort of have to choose where you’re gonna be — LA or New York. I don’t want to be in LA. I don’t like the sound. I was looking for a different sound. That’s why I came east.
Q – Is Albert Grossman guiding your career?
A – He’s pointed things out to me, why I should do this, why I shouldn’t do that. It’s more of an informal management capacity. He’s really been in the restaurant business for 5 or 6 years now.
Q – Your idols are Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra?
A – I love The Duke. Frank Sinatra is one of the best sight readers around. He’s pretty incredible. I have great respect for him.
Q – Being a woman and in music, have you had any special problems that a man wouldn’t have?
A – No, I’ve never really had any problems. I don’t feel threatened by anything.
Q – Ever encounter any male “groupies”?
A – Not enough.
