Eliza Gilkyson is a twice Grammy-nominated (2006/2014) singer-songwriter and activist who is one of the most respected musicians in Folk, Roots and Americana circles. Her songs have been covered by Joan Baez, Bob Geldof, The Conspirare Choir, Tom Rush and Rosanne Cash and have appeared in films, PBS specials and on primetime TV. A member of the Austin Music Hall of Fame, and an inductee into the Austin Songwriter Hall of Fame, she has won countless Folk Alliance and Austin Music Awards, including 2014’s Songwriter of the Year and the “Song of the Year” Award at the Folk Alliance International Conference in 2021.
The collection of songs on the forthcoming album Dark Ages, is surprisingly upbeat although the record pulls no punches in terms of the times we find ourselves in. Working in collaboration with her producer/multi instrumentalist, Don Richmond, for her last two records, and calling on some of her Austin compadres and fellow New Mexicans to accompany her, this record showcases Eliza in her strongest and most compelling voice, as always covering the wide range of the human experience, following the threads of darkness and light, hope and beauty still to be found even in “dark ages.”
Eliza has just released her first single titled ‘Dar from her forthcoming recording Dark Ages on the Realiza Records label due out 25 April. The song had started out originally as a celebration of a potential Harris win but morphed quickly after the election into an upbeat call to resist and stay in the fight for justice and democracy in the days and years to come. The single was released in sync with the inauguration of Donald Trump, and Eliza’s goal is to inspire a like-minded concerned community to not despair, to “keep the light on, vow to fight on, through the dark night of the soul“.
”Drawing on elements of folk, country and Americana, Gilkyson, like contemporaries Shawn Colvin, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, demonstrates that the craft of song writing, intelligent and lasting, is ultimately in the hands of those who cannot only turn out a compelling second album, but five, or ten, or with this Grammy-nominated performer, over twenty. ~ Direct Current Music
Even her darkest moments are warmed by a genuine compassion for the lost souls who sometimes populate her stories, and a very real concern for the world we all live in is woven through every tune… Whether she looks into darkness or light, Eliza Gilkyson’s vision is impressive.
Artist’s website: https://elizagilkyson.com/
‘Dark Night Of The Soul’ – lyric video:
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