Musicians honor Atlanta songstress for her contributions. Elise Witt, one of the godmothers of vocalism in Atlanta, has coached and counseled singers all over the world. Hundreds have subscribed to her classes in town and thousands have heard her perform, as a bandleader, a soloist and choral director.
ArtsATL: Elise Witt uses Her New Songbook to Invite the Whole World to Sing
Ever since Elise Witt moved to Atlanta in 1977, the acclaimed folk singer, educator and activist has made it her duty to foster community through song.
“This is the body of work,” Witt says. “Everything I do is extremely eclectic. There are songs in the songbook you can sit at home and play on your guitar, songs you can sing with friends on the front porch and songs you can sing with a choir.”
City Lights: Lois Reitzes on “All Singing: The Elise Witt Songbook”
Lois Reitzes talks with Atlanta-based singer/songwriter Elise Witt about the “All Singing: The Elise Witt Songbook Release Concert.”
Creative Loafing: Elise Witt Celebrates a Life of Music
Few contemporary artists come close to matching Witt’s impact on the number of communities she has become a part of in order to help them through her deeds and music. From her modest Pine Lake home to countries the world over, Witt reaches people everywhere with her determined sense of social justice and equality for all and her commitment to advocating for the neediest among us.
WREK – Georgia Tech Radio talks with Elise Witt
“North Avenue Lounge”
Host Shannon Turner speaks with Amani Women Center Doris Mukangu and Global Village Project Music Director Elise Witt about their work in the community of Clarkston, known as “the most diverse square mile in the US.”
