Elaine "Ma" Crow
Elaine "Ma" Crow is an American bluegrass and traditional roots guitar player, singer, songwriter, and icon of the Cincinnati, Ohio acoustic music scene. Originally from Scott County, Tennessee, she relocated to the Ohio River Valley and established a career as a vocalist and bandleader, performing in diverse ensembles such as Katie Laur’s All-Girl Bluegrass Band, the Irish Ramblers, and Ma Crow and the Flock. In 2011, she formed the celebrated, all-female acoustic group Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers (later restructured as Ma Crow & Co.), with Trina Emig, Margie Drees, and Vicki Abbott, whose recordings include Memory of a Mountain, produced by Ron Stewart.
In the newsletter
- No. 27 September 2001