Fool's Gold

Elonzo is an independant Americana/Folk Rock band based out of Rock Hill, South Carolina. In the heart of the Carolina Piedmont, they write songs about everyday life: sitting around on the front porch, watching the train go by, loss of loved ones, childhood, their hometown and their dreams. Elonzo's music represents some of the most classic elements of the Southeastern United States: earnestness, good story-telling, and an awareness of tragedy that never seems too far around the corner.

Elonzo began as a "family gathering" trio comprised of singer/songwriter Jeremy Davis (Vocals/Guitar), sister Maggie Bourdeau (Vocals/Keys) and brother-in-law Dan Bourdeau (Drums/Percussion) but have recently expanded to include Dennis Contreras (Bass) and David Sleigh (Fiddle/Guitar).

Elonzo's debut, "All My Life", went through multiple iterations over the course of almost three years before being sent to print in October 2008. The beginnings of "All My Life", and Elonzo for that matter, began when Jeremy still lived in Atlanta. At that time Dan had just moved to Rock Hill to begin his college career, and Jeremy was interning at a recording studio in Atlanta. Those sessions floated between the studio where Jeremy interned, and a friends house in Rock Hill where they would set up Jeremy's equipment and go at it. Having said that, over the course of about a year and a half and multiple hard drive failures, those songs were lost. Moving on to post Atlanta days, Jeremy, Maggie, and Dan all moved in together where they reside on E White St. in Rock Hill, SC. It's a post-Victorian, turn of the century home, approximately 60 feet from a train track that runs straight through the city.

The final version of "All My Life" was recorded and mostly conceived at their home on E White St. As it turns out, the neighborhood, and the house itself, served as a real jumping point for Jeremy's writing, see: "Train Song", "Super South", and "612 E. White St". "The inspirational thing about the house", says Dan, "is that it remains beautiful despite being a bit dilapidated.".