{"id":28889,"date":"2024-03-03T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-musician-ely-cartwright-to-perform-new-songs-across-southwest-colorado\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:44:00","slug":"durango-musician-ely-cartwright-to-perform-new-songs-across-southwest-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-musician-ely-cartwright-to-perform-new-songs-across-southwest-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Durango musician Ely Cartwright to perform new songs across Southwest Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ely Cartwright\u2019s new album, \u201cOne Take Sessions,\u201d will release sections from March through May. (Ely Cartwright Facebook)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Durango-based musician Ely Cartwright will showcase his new album, \u201cOne Take Sessions,\u201d in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Cartwright will perform at EsoTerra Ciderworks in downtown Durango on March 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. He will also take center stage at ZU Gallery in downtown Cortez on April 13 from 10 a.m. to noon, and at Motel Soco in Pagosa Springs on April 20 from 5 to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

All three performances are free. Cartwright will play songs from his new album, other original songs and some covers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve put out a couple of albums before, and most of my work has been pretty low-key because I\u2019ve been developing as an artist,\u201d Cartwright said. \u201cFor me, music has been a pathway of self-discovery and self-expression.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cartwright\u2019s new album is being released in three volumes. \u201cWas it You? was released Feb. 9. Each volume was created to represent \u201can era of writing and an era of the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second volume, \u201cMy Little Heart,\u201d will have a single release on Friday, and the full volume will release March 22.<\/p>\n

The third volume, \u201cNever Tame,\u201d will have a single release April 19, and the full volume will release May 3.<\/p>\n

All songs will be available on Apple Music, Spotify and other music platforms.<\/p>\n

Cartwright began dabbling in songwriting during high school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been a musician for most of my life,\u201d Cartwright said. \u201cI got my first guitar when I was in junior high, and I fell in love with the instrument.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cartwright shared that what makes this new album unique is that it was all recorded in one take, thus the name \u201cOne Take Sessions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s kind of the ethos of the whole project where every song is recorded in one take,\u201d Cartwright said. \u201cOne voice, one guitar, one take, and they\u2019re very simple approaches to the songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cartwright described his style of music is \u201cvery singer, songwriter, Americana,\u201d saying that some of the songs on the new album were written very recently, while others were written over 15 years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s songs that I really like and songs that my audience connects with,\u201d Cartwright said. \u201cI just wanted to record them and release them. That\u2019s one of the fun things about this. \u2018One Take Sessions\u2019 has given me the ability to take songs that I\u2019ve really enjoyed and that have been meaningful to me. I\u2019ve been writing songs for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Storytelling is at the core of Cartwright\u2019s music, and he expressed his hope that those stories will connect with those who listen to his songs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to tell stories,\u201d Cartwright said. \u201cTwo big things that drive me are to use everyday language and to get images that are very accessible. They\u2019re part of our normal, everyday life. I also like to kind of get inside a moment. I\u2019m not trying to address every aspect of everything, but when I tell a story, I\u2019m trying to write a song that captures a moment or captures a feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many of the stories told in volume one of the album involve heartbreak. Volume 2 discusses the vulnerability of falling in love, and the songs in volume three are a collection of nostalgic tunes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s really my purpose in writing and performing is to experience a connection with people,\u201d Cartwright said. \u201cMy hope is that anyone who comes to the shows feel a sense of connection with me and with the other people who are listening, to just have a sense of community and a sense of connection so that we can experience something in that moment together.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy hope is that as we have those experiences together that we also have a sense of hope, knowing that we\u2019re not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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