Mexilachian Breakfast was written by Estela to honor her parents, who worked hard to provide for not only her and her brother, but the many relatives and children who needed a place to land. They cobbled together a Mexilachian home with whatever life gave them— this is the spirit of Mexilachia.
Lua Project Quartet @ WTJU Radio in Charlottesville Va. January 2024.
La Bruja (The Witch) ~ Is a very old traditional Mexican folk song that has inspired a multitudes of verses over hundreds of years, some humorous, romantic or tragic. Estela was inspired to write verses that honor who and what witches have been over the centuries, Curanderas (healers) ~ Parteras (midwives) ~ Sabias (wise Women).
Montañitas (Little Mountains) written in honor of Estela's Blue Ridge Mountain home, Luray Va.
Trio Performance—From a house concert on a rainy August eve in 2018 in Asheville, NC, featuring Estela Knott (vocals, jarana), Matty Metcalfe (accordion), & David Berzonsky (bass)
This is a quintet performance of the baião inspired original Jewish piece, from Warehouse Arts Center in Lorton, Va, from 7/16/22
Lua Quartet—Un cancion bien circa de mi corazon, cancion favorita de mi mama. A favorite of my mother’s and dear to my heart, Paloma Negra ~ We all have loved once what we couldn't have...