RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT   " The world that I was heading into was really the world of Jack Elliott and Joan Baez." Bob Dylan in his book Chronicles   "Hearing Jack play, one knows that she/he is listening to the real thing". -Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)

One of the last true links to the great folk traditions of this country, with over 40 albums under
his belt, Ramblin' Jack Elliott is considered one of the country's legendary foundations of folk
music.  Honored at the White House in 1998 with a National Medal of Arts for his contribution
to American Folk Music, he was also awarded a Grammy in 1996 for his "South Coast" re-
cording.  In addition he was also nominated in 1998 and 1999 for the recordings of "Friends
of Mine" and "The Long Ride"  which were both nominated for Grammy's in the Traditional

Folk category.  Marty Stewart said, "Ramblin' Jack is the best friend a song has ever had.

Jack apprenticed himself to Woody Guthrie traveling and performing with Woody in his later

years.  He remains one of the last true links to the Guthrie traditions, it is well documented that

Jack influenced Bob Dylan, with his picking style, and when Dylan heard Jack to Woody, Dylan

decided that he could never do Woody that good, and decided to do his own music...See more

on Jack at link below, while he is at the PRDFF, we will tape more of him for the project below.

Ramblin Jack Bio

Louie Ortega

From 1989 to 1996, Ortega toured extensively throughout the U.S and abroad with the Texas Tornados. His

performance and translation of  "Soy de San Luis" on the group’s first album helped secure the band a Grammy in

1990. Their CD Four Aces, released in '96, features two of his compositions, "Amor de mi Vida" and "Mi Morenita."

Although best known nationally and internationally for his unobtrusive yet fortifying guitar licks and the warm,

smooth vocals behind such groups as the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados (Freddie Fender, Flaco

Jimenez, Augie Meyers and Doug Sahm), Louie Ortega can and does stand on his own as a singer/songwriter/guitarist.

The arrangements have more chardonnay sweetness than salsa bite, but Ortega’s smoky, soulful vocals save

the album from slickness, and his writing reflects superior craftsmanship. Opening the album is "County

Line"‘, a song the Sir Douglas Quintet borrowed as a highlight of its recent reunion album.

Don McLees--Austin American Statesman

Louie is to be part of the Pioneer Troubadour project and will be on the

Pioneer Troubadour Stage and screening of the Los Lonely Boys Cotton

Fields and Crossroads.

www.louieortega.com