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  Eliza Gilkyson
Eliza is the daughter of legendary songwriter Terry Gilkyson and grew up in Los Angeles knowing that her life would revolve around music. “I got into it for all the wrong reasons, more as a survival tool than anything else, but it proved to serve me more than I dared to imagine.” As a teenager, she recorded demos for her father, an accomplished songwriter whose songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Dean Martin, Johnny Cash “Memories Are Made of This”) and the White Stripes (“Look Me Over Closely”), and whose credits include such standards as “Green Fields,” “Marianne” and “The Bare Necessities” (from the Disney film Jungle Book).
At the end of the sixties, she moved to New Mexico and developed a loyal fan base in the Southwest and Texas. She cut numerous records including Pilgrims, released on Gold Castle Records in 1987. It was her most successful to date, but it also gave her a reputation as a new age artist due to its atmospheric nature – a brief departure from her folk-driven roots. After a period in Europe working with Swiss composer/harpist Andreas Vollenweider, Eliza returned to the United States and released several albums to critical acclaim before signing with internationally recognized roots label Red House Records. She released her first album on Red House, Hard Times in Babylon, in 2000, and soon after came another critical success – Lost and Found. Eliza followed this breakthrough album with her 2004 release Land of Milk and Honey, which was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Contemporary Folk Album. She has released three albums since then: Paradise Hotel, Your Town Tonight, and Beautiful World.
“Beautiful World is Gilkyson’s masterpiece.”
- All Music Guide
“...Stylistically adventurous...political in all the right ways...”
- Austin Chronicle
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April 20 (Tue), 2010
7:00 pm
Wil-Mar Center
953 Jenifer Street, Madison WI [MAP]
[Directions]
$14 in advance
$16 day of show
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