Ellie Goulding Makes Her American Debut

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Ellie Goulding finally made her American debut on March 16, 2011, at the Bat Bar in downtown Austin. She was one of many artists who attended and played during this year’s SXSW music festival.

Back in England, Goulding is already a well-known pop star. She has achieved very high status with her #1 debut album, “Lights,” a smash hit cover of Elton John’s “Your Song” and a top spot in “breakthrough act of 2010” in BBC’s annual poll of music critics.

I was lucky enough to attend her first show last Wednesday with hundreds of other people, many of which I thought didn’t even know who Ellie Goulding was. I was quickly proven wrong when everyone started singing along to her first song.

Goulding’s set was backed by a band including: a drummer and two multi-instrumentalists. She played her acoustic guitar and even some drum sequences.

Her music is very much in the singer/songwriter, pop category. She has an acoustic guitar meets electro beat sound that entices her listeners. I can’t help but sing along.

At the beginning of her set she told the audience, “I am quite nervous so just bare with me.” But there was no need for all of those nerves because everyone loved her!

She had a nice voice and alluring stage presence during her performance. I didn’t want it end!

Ellie Goulding is continuing to make her way through the states with more shows. She is performing in Washington, D.C., Boston, New York, Chicago and more. In fact, six of her scheduled shows are already SOLD OUT!

Her debut album “Lights” was released to the U.S. on March 8, 2011. With the crowd she gathered at Bat Bar and the sold out shows she is playing in the future, I believe she is well on her way to popularity here.

I had been looking forward to seeing her in concert since I started listening to her a year and a half ago. I am so glad I had the opportunity to be one of the first people to witness her first show in Austin, Texas.

Thoughts??