Folk Hero Jack Elliott still Ramblin’ on at Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz, California
DECEMBER 6, 2023 — If you ever have the opportunity to speak with folk legend Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, you quickly learn how he earned the sobriquet “Ramblin’.” Ask him a question and you’ll get more than you bargained for. The answer will be in there, but it will come wrapped in vivid, colorful and ceaselessly...Continue reading→
Ramblin’ Jack was featured in Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone magazine published a great article about Ramblin’ Jack, “The Last Folksinger” Ramblin’ Jack Elliott befriended Woody Guthrie, hung out with the Dead, and hit the road with Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue. At 88, this self-made cowboy is still on the move. By David Browne | October 10, 2019 READ THE ARTICLE >Continue reading→
The Ballad Of Ramblin’ Jack Documentary Screening in Austin, TX – April 29, 2023
With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there, working back and forth between archival and contemporary footage. Born in 1931 in Brooklyn, busking through the South and West in the...Continue reading→
New York Times features Ramblin’ Jack
At 91, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott Still Wants to Tell You a Story The singer and expert flatpicker is one of the last of the ’50s era folk music revivalists still on the road today. By Erin Osmon | Published Sept. 29, 2022 TOMALES, Calif. — At a friend’s rustic home in a tiny village about...Continue reading→
Good Times Santa Cruz features Ramblin’ Jack
Bob Dylan’s Mentor Ramblin’ Jack Elliott Tells Little-Known Tales About the Icon Dylan’s ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ tour comes to Santa Cruz on June 23, 2022 by Adam Joseph | June 22, 2022 About nine years ago, folk legend Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (who turns 91 on Aug. 1 and continues to perform live) and Bob...Continue reading→
Ramblin’ Jack Elliot with Sleepy John Sandige on KPIG
Legendary folk icon “Ramblin'” Jack Elliot visits “Sleepy” John Sandige on KPIG’s live music show, “Please Stand By”. Jack reminisces about touring Europe in the early days, and his daughter mentions the mastered (and online) release of the film “The Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack”. John then fast forwards as we hear some great stories about...Continue reading→
Frank Hamilton Documentary Film by Bob Judson
In April 2022, Ramblin’ Jack met with Director, Producer, and Filmmaker, Bob Judson to be interviewed for an upcoming documentary film about Frank Hamilton. Jack enjoyed the interview and catching up with Director Judson who also worked on Aiyana (Elliott) Partland’s film, The Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack. As an independent filmmaker, Director Judson is working...Continue reading→
Ramblin’ Jack with Andy Hedges – 2022 Recording Session Marin, California
March 21, 2022 (Northern California) - On January 28th and 29th of this year, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott joined friend and music partner Andy Hedges in the studio! Tracks recorded are currently in review from the Marin, CA sessions that took place at Time Weed’s Buffalo Bill Recording Studio. Andy shares with us about the project,...Continue reading→
The Press Democrat: Country-folk singer Jack Elliott still Ramblin’ at 90
In a career spanning more than seven decades, country-folk singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott has sustained the songs and spirit of Woody Guthrie, inspired a young Bob Dylan and been hailed as an authentic singer and cowboy poet of the American West. Elliott celebrates his 90th birthday on Aug. 1 — the same day, he noted,...Continue reading→