Eliza Gilkyson with Nina Gerber

Eliza Gilkyson is a twice Grammy-nominated (2006/2015) 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 prime-time 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.  

Eliza’s latest release, 2020, is a collection of songs that illuminate the emotional roller coaster  ride of the year 2020, looking into the future to a world that is hopefully more just and  sustainable.  Recently named the #1 Album of the Year on the 2020 FAI Folk Radio Music  chart, the album features the political anthem “Peace in Our Hearts”, which was written as a  rallying cry to be sung at gatherings and marches, and is the winner of the “Song of the Year”  Award at the Folk Alliance International Conference in 2021. 

Eliza is pleased with the regime change in the USA, and to celebrate has recorded a new  album that takes a temporary break from politics. This new work, entitled Songs from the  River Wind is due out in January of 2022. Produced by Colorado multi-instrumentalist/ producer Don Richmond, Songs from the River Wind features songs written about characters  from her past and the lives and loves lost and found as she roamed the highways of the West  “from the Brazos to the Badlands. inspired by her recent relocation to the mountains of  northern New Mexico. Eliza says, ”This homecoming to New Mexico has filled me with joy,  connecting me to my past and my deep abiding love of the Old West, as well as highlighting  my desire to see those remnants of natural beauty and history preserved and honored. This  recording is my love letter to the West.”