From time to time, there comes a need to bring fans up to speed with all
the goings on with a band. Hence the "Catching Up With...." series
here at Root Down In The Shadow
1st Place “She May Never See Paris” Debra Wolf Goldstein Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lyrics
2nd Place “Nobody’s Daughter” Chelsea Mitchell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lyrics
3rd Place “You Must Be Out Of My Mind” Mark Rowe Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Lyrics
4th Place “Can’t Afford To Let It Go” Matt Jordan Glencoe, Missouri Lyrics
Chelsea Mitchell placed 2nd in the lyric contest for American Songwriter magazine. Surprisingly she revealed 'Nobody's
Daughter' was her first entry into a lyrics contest of any kind. "It's
one of those things where you think I might not have a real shot, but somebody's gotta win, right?"
Win or lose, she's a real sweetheart! She admitted that she entered trying to win a new Gibson for her boyfriend.
If you see Chelsea between now and her October 4th show at Johnny Brenda's, opening for Kalob Griffin Band and Driftwood, she's still to be still reeling. "When I first saw a physical copy of this month's American Songwriter, I couldn't stop smiling. It's nice to feel like you're doing something right every now and then."
For winning 2nd place in the contest, AS printed the full lyrics to 'Nobody's Daughter' with Chelsea's name and hometown. "They also put my lyrics up on americansongwriter.com, so even if you're not a subscriber you can still check it out!"
Here's an excerpt of the lyrics from Chelsea Mitchell's 'Nobody's Daughter' from Married In The Aviary.
Chelsea Mitchell, Amber Twait, and Vanessa Winters as Dirty Dollhouse singing "Nobody's Daughter" written by Chelsea Mitchell.
A capella intro recorded and produced at The Attic by Peter Joseph.
Filmed in Fishtown's Historic Palmer Cemetery by RGB Video Productions.
After seeing this video and catching the pictures from the video shoot, Root Down In The Shadow sought out more about this eye and ear candy, and got the scoop!
Root Down: How did this start out?
Chelsea Mitchell: Actually, Dirty Dollhouse was born from 'Nobody's Daughter' in June of 2012. I was messing around with that song for about a month before it became a fully realized piece, and when it was done I knew it needed some harmony. I recorded all the parts on my laptop and was pretty pleased, but the unfortunate thing about being a solo singer-songwriter is only having one set of vocal chords for live shows. I had a gig coming up at The Fire, so I asked two of the best singers I know to join me for "Nobody's Daughter." I had seen Vanessa Winters sing with The Lawsuits a bunch of times and knew she'd be perfect for the project - excellent pitch and control with a big range. Amber Twait has a really classic Nashville voice - you won't hear a better version of "Jolene" than hers. I thought her rich, low tones would be great to fill out the sound. So I showed them the song. Vanessa took the high harmony, Amber took the low. We got a really positive reaction from the crowd and I knew we'd made something special. They both have such unique, beautiful voices and I love "working" with them. I use the term "work" lightly, because we're all goofballs and we spend a lot of practice time laughing at each other.
Chelsea Mitchell: I'm doing my best to play a new song at
every gig for the rest of 2013 and I'm REALLY excited for "Old Fires
(Light 'Em Up), a song I'll be debuting at Johnny Brenda's on October 4th.
It features Dirty Dollhouse and the incredible John Hildenbrand of The
Kalob Griffin Band. I've got a good feeling about this one!
Chelsea Mitchell - Shake All Over from SotSProductions on Vimeo.
Chelsea also gave Root Down In The Shadow the scoop on this video session with Briar Patch: "This summer, I hit the road with Levee Drivers in July and we did a little southern loop: Knoxville for two WDVX radio shows, then The Basement in Nashville, Jack of the Wood in Asheville, NC, and finally The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, West Virginia. It was such a smooth, successful trip - almost to the point of disbelief. I'm used to the car trouble/shady booker/venue mix-up/golf-ball-sized hail type of tour.
While visiting Asheville, Chelsea Mitchell had the opportunity to capture her new song 'Shake All Over' with Briar Patch Productions. To make it an extra special performance, she invited Levee Drivers to join her: "I mostly play my original music solo, but Kyle Perella and August John Lutz II helped out on a few songs for the radio show. They're the kind of musicians who can do anything, so it was no big deal to spend one night learning my music in our hotel room. They nailed it."
American Songwriter
Lyric Contest : September/October 2013
1st Place “She May Never See Paris” Debra Wolf Goldstein Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lyrics
2nd Place “Nobody’s Daughter” Chelsea Mitchell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lyrics
3rd Place “You Must Be Out Of My Mind” Mark Rowe Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Lyrics
4th Place “Can’t Afford To Let It Go” Matt Jordan Glencoe, Missouri Lyrics
Win or lose, she's a real sweetheart! She admitted that she entered trying to win a new Gibson for her boyfriend.
If you see Chelsea between now and her October 4th show at Johnny Brenda's, opening for Kalob Griffin Band and Driftwood, she's still to be still reeling. "When I first saw a physical copy of this month's American Songwriter, I couldn't stop smiling. It's nice to feel like you're doing something right every now and then."
For winning 2nd place in the contest, AS printed the full lyrics to 'Nobody's Daughter' with Chelsea's name and hometown. "They also put my lyrics up on americansongwriter.com, so even if you're not a subscriber you can still check it out!"
Here's an excerpt of the lyrics from Chelsea Mitchell's 'Nobody's Daughter' from Married In The Aviary.
"You can take me to the river
You can bathe me in the water
You can pray all the words that you heard from the minister
But I ain’t nobody’s daughter"
You can bathe me in the water
You can pray all the words that you heard from the minister
But I ain’t nobody’s daughter"
**(click the link above for the full lyrics)**
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| A pic from the numbering phase, while making her new album Married In The Aviary |
Dirty Dollhouse
Video Shoot
Chelsea Mitchell, Amber Twait, and Vanessa Winters as Dirty Dollhouse singing "Nobody's Daughter" written by Chelsea Mitchell.
A capella intro recorded and produced at The Attic by Peter Joseph.
Filmed in Fishtown's Historic Palmer Cemetery by RGB Video Productions.
After seeing this video and catching the pictures from the video shoot, Root Down In The Shadow sought out more about this eye and ear candy, and got the scoop!
Root Down In The Shadow: What is Dirty Dollhouse? From the video above, it seems
like solo Chelsea Mitchell flushed out with extra beauty, looks & sounds. Is there any original Dirty Dollhouse
material? What makes this different than the full band on your current release Married In The Aviary?
Chelsea Mitchell: "Yes,
they are babes, and yes, we do a lot of songs that are part of my solo
catalog, but Dirty Dollhouse has really changed how I approach writing.
Whenever I sit down with my guitar or my uke, I hear 3 voices singing. I
think about what would work as a solo song versus a trio song, or if it
can be both. Songwriting has always been so personal and cathartic for
me, but now I've begun to think about other people's stories and
writing songs that are better suited for Vanessa or Amber to take the
lead on. Dirty Dollhouse has been a very inspirational project that has me writing
new songs every day.
Root Down: How did this start out?
Chelsea Mitchell: Actually, Dirty Dollhouse was born from 'Nobody's Daughter' in June of 2012. I was messing around with that song for about a month before it became a fully realized piece, and when it was done I knew it needed some harmony. I recorded all the parts on my laptop and was pretty pleased, but the unfortunate thing about being a solo singer-songwriter is only having one set of vocal chords for live shows. I had a gig coming up at The Fire, so I asked two of the best singers I know to join me for "Nobody's Daughter." I had seen Vanessa Winters sing with The Lawsuits a bunch of times and knew she'd be perfect for the project - excellent pitch and control with a big range. Amber Twait has a really classic Nashville voice - you won't hear a better version of "Jolene" than hers. I thought her rich, low tones would be great to fill out the sound. So I showed them the song. Vanessa took the high harmony, Amber took the low. We got a really positive reaction from the crowd and I knew we'd made something special. They both have such unique, beautiful voices and I love "working" with them. I use the term "work" lightly, because we're all goofballs and we spend a lot of practice time laughing at each other.
Root Down In The Shadow: Married In The Aviary was released in June, but already new material is
surfacing. What can we expect for 'White Knuckle Drive' or other new
stuff?
Briar Patch Session
Chelsea Mitchell - Shake All Over from SotSProductions on Vimeo.
Chelsea also gave Root Down In The Shadow the scoop on this video session with Briar Patch: "This summer, I hit the road with Levee Drivers in July and we did a little southern loop: Knoxville for two WDVX radio shows, then The Basement in Nashville, Jack of the Wood in Asheville, NC, and finally The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, West Virginia. It was such a smooth, successful trip - almost to the point of disbelief. I'm used to the car trouble/shady booker/venue mix-up/golf-ball-sized hail type of tour.
While visiting Asheville, Chelsea Mitchell had the opportunity to capture her new song 'Shake All Over' with Briar Patch Productions. To make it an extra special performance, she invited Levee Drivers to join her: "I mostly play my original music solo, but Kyle Perella and August John Lutz II helped out on a few songs for the radio show. They're the kind of musicians who can do anything, so it was no big deal to spend one night learning my music in our hotel room. They nailed it."
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