Traditional folk song with new verses by Elise Witt
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the Atlanta Archivist interviews Elise Witt on the Global Village Project
Featuring the Global Village Project, a space for young women to preserve their culture while learning and adapting to life in a new country.
SonicBloom interviews Elise Witt for Singers on the Front Lines
AJC: Elise Witt Celebrates a Lifetime of Song
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.”