The driving force behind the hot jazz/Western swing trio Hot Club of Cowtown, violinist and singer Elana James (formerly Elana Fremerman) is an internationally acclaimed performer who has been featured at countless major concerts and music festivals worldwide. Recently Elana has teamed up with Bob Dylan as part of his touring band, the first female instrumentalist to do so in thirty years. Elana is also a regular guest on NPR's A Prairie Home Companion and has been a featured guest on television and radio shows including WSM's Grand Ole Opry, NPR's All Things Considered, World Cafe, Mountain Stage, E-Town Live, and many others. One of the youngest members ever to be inducted into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame, Elana makes her home in Austin, Texas.

“As a fiddler, singer and writer, Elana simply glows… within elegant command.” --Craig Havighurst, Nashville Tennessean

“If Rosin were flamible, violinist, Elana James would be charged of Arson.” --ink19.com

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