In association with Roots Around the World
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Eliza Gilkyson Saturday 27th September Doors 6.45 pm Tickets £13.00 in advance £15.00 on the door |
What more can we say about Eliza? This will be the fifth consecutive year she has played
in Buckingham - and every time her audience gets bigger and bigger, which is not surprising
given that her live performances are of such a consistently high quality, This is evidenced
by her latest album and her first live one, "Your Town Tonight", which she recorded in the
splendid Cactus Café in her home town of Austin, Texas. Typically this has received rave
reviews among which are:
"Masterfully structured, startlingly intimate songs in a beautifully lived in voice" - Boston Globe "Gilkyson sounds at one with her audience, singing in a voice that's both honeyed and weathered." - www.gibson.com "A live CD that confirms that she's as special onstage as she is in the studio." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "Your Town Tonight simply could not be bettered." - Folkwax The daughter of successful songwriter Terry Gilkyson, Eliza is a third generation musician who grew up in Los Angeles knowing that her life would revolve around music. As a teenager, she recorded demos for her dad, who wrote folk music hits "Greenfields", "Marianne", and "Memories Are Made of This" among others. Soon after, she was writing and recording her own material as well. At the end of the sixties, she moved to New Mexico with like-minded souls, eventually raising a family, all the while developing a loyal fan base in the Southwest and Texas. After a period in Europe working with Swiss composer/harpist Andreas Vollenweider, Eliza returned to the United States releasing an album 'Through the Looking Glass' in 1996 and 1997's 'Redemption Road', which she has recently reissued. In 2000, Eliza released 'Hard Times in Babylon', her first album on the Red House Records label. The album was a critical success, followed by her second recording with Red House, 'Lost and Found'. In 2003 she was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame, alongside such luminaries as Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, Nancy Griffith, and others. Eliza released 'Land of Milk and Honey' in 2004, a decidedly more sociopolitical record that was nominated for a Grammy. Her 2005 CD is 'Paradise Hotel' which made DJ Top Ten lists all over the US and Europe. |
