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Ellen O'Meara Is A Folk/Americana/Country Singer/songwriter From Austin TX USA Who Began Playing Guitar In 2011. Ellen O'Meara Is An Emerging Singer/songwriter From Austin Texas. She Is Known For Her Poignant But Eloquent Way Of Telling Stories. In 2011 She Picked Up A Guitar For The First Time And Started To Write. "I Felt Compelled To Create " She Says. "I Knew There Was Something Meaningful Brewing In My Head And I Needed To Write It Down. Several Years Ago My Brother Introduced Me To Townes Van Zandt. I Fell In Love With His Songs And The Way He Tells Stories. His Music Led Me To Guy Clark Emmylou Harris Woody Guthrie And Many Other Greats Who Have Influenced My Writing " Reflects O'Meara. "I'm Fascinated With The Paradox That A Person's Life Can Be Full Of Pain And Sorrow And All The While Full Of Hope And Light. I've Seen This In Myself And I Write About It All The Time " She Continues "I Started By Taking What I Love About Raw Folk Music Simple Narratives With Structure And Purpose And Combining That With What Inspires Me About Poetry Metaphor And Symbolism". At Year's End Ellen Had Written A Handful Of Notable Songs And Dove Head First Into The Recording Process. Take Me To The Desert Released May 2013 Includes Several Of Her Earliest Songs. Take Me To The Desert Was Produced Recorded And Mixed By Darwin Smith. Musicians Featured On The Record Include Ellen O' Meara Guitar Keys Lead & Background Vocals Banjo Organ Electric Piano Banjo Tambourine Darwin Smith Moog Snyth Wurlizter Electric Piano Background Vocals Guitar Baritone Guitar Dobro Organ Clave Kullen Fuchs Melodica Vibraphone Trumpet Horns Roy Coon Clarinet Bass Clarinet Saxophone Flute Dony Wynn Drums Percussion Tony Rogers Cello Nick Arbuckle Upright Bass Kim Deschamps Pedal Steel And Katy Gurley Background Vocals . read less