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Eliza Gilkyson (born August 24, 1950, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_California" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hollywood, California</a>) is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taos,_New_Mexico" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taos, New Mexico</a>–based folk musician.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-Wind-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a> She is the daughter of songwriter and folk musician <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Gilkyson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terry Gilkyson</a> and his wife, Jane. Her brother is guitarist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Gilkyson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tony Gilkyson</a>, who played with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a>–based bands <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Justice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lone Justice</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_(U.S._band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-allmusic-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[4]</a> She is married to scholar and author <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Jensen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Jensen</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[5]</a> Gilkyson is a two-time <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammy Award</a> nominee, receiving a nomination for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Contemporary_Folk_Album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Contemporary Folk Album</a> in 2004 and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Folk_Album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Folk Album</a> in 2014.<h2>Career</h2>Gilkyson released Eliza '69, her first album, in 1969 while raising a family in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Santa Fe, New Mexico</a>. She didn't come out with her second, Love from the Heart, until ten years later. She moved to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Austin, Texas</a>, in 1981 and released the commercial album Pilgrims before moving to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a> in 1987.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-allmusic-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a>After a brief stint in Los Angeles, she returned to New Mexico in the early 1990s, releasing several albums of original material. In 1993 she collaborated with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Age</a> artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Vollenweider" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andreas Vollenweider</a> on his recording, Eolian Minstrel.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-allmusic-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a>She has been with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_House_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red House Records</a> since 2000, although she also worked on three albums independently, recording on her own label, Realiza Records. In 2003 she was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame. Her third album with Red House Records, Land of Milk and Honey was released in 2004, and was nominated for a Grammy. In 2005, she released Paradise Hotel with the song "Requiem" about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake</a> and tsunami in December 2004. Coinciding with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hurricane Katrina</a>'s devastation of the Gulf Coast region in August 2005, this song found its way to listeners as a song of prayer and comfort. The same year she was recognized with 3 Austin Music Awards and 4 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_Alliance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Folk Alliance</a> Music Awards, one of which was for her song "Man of God" about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_George_W._Bush" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bush administration</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[6]</a>In 2008, her album Beautiful World came out, again on Red House Records. The songs vary from pop to folk and points in-between, with songs ranging from intimate ballads to rallying cries against the imperialist machine. In 2010, she collaborated on a new album entitled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Horse_(collaboration)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red Horse</a> with two of her Red House Records label-mates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gorka" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Gorka</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Kaplansky" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy Kaplansky</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-Red_Horse_2010-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[7]</a>In 2011, she came out with Roses at the End of Time, and in 2014 released The Nocturne Diaries which was Grammy nominated for best Folk Album. Both CDs were recorded at her home with the help of her son and co-producer Cisco Ryder.In 2020, she released 2020, described as "a collection of politically charged anthems."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[8]</a>She continues to tour about 150 dates per year in the United States and overseas, as well as hosting annual songwriting workshops near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taos,_New_Mexico" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taos, New Mexico</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Gilkyson#cite_note-The_Taos_News_2019_k118-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[9]</a><h2>Discography</h2><h3>Albums</h3><ul><li>1969 – Eliza '69, Mont Clare Records (out of print)</li><li>1979 – Love from the Heart, as Lisa Gilkyson, Helios Records (out of print)</li><li>1982 – No Commercial Potential, as Lisa Gilkyson, Wind River Productions (cassette - out of print)</li><li>1984 – Eliza Gilkyson / Mark Hallman, SouthCoast Records (EP - out of print)</li><li>1987 – Pilgrims, Gold Castle Records</li><li>1988 – Legends of Rainmaker, Gold Castle Records (out of print)</li><li>1992 – Through the Looking Glass, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Private Music</a> (out of print but may be reissued in the future)</li><li>1993 – Eolian Minstrel by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Vollenweider" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andreas Vollenweider</a>, vocals, acoustic guitar, and lyrical co-author, although Gilkyson's credit only appears in the liner notes, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Capitol Records</a></li><li>1994 – Undressed, Realiza Records (out of print)</li><li>1997 – Redemption Road, Silverwave Records</li><li>1999 – Misfits, Realiza Records</li><li>2000 – Hard Times in Babylon, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_House_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red House Records</a></li><li>2001 – More Than a Song, with Ad Vanderveen and Iain Matthews, Perfect Pitch Productions</li><li>2002 – Lost and Found, Red House Records</li><li>2004 – Land of Milk and Honey, Red House Records</li><li>2005 – RetroSpecto, Realiza Records</li><li>2005 – Paradise Hotel, Red House Records</li><li>2007 – Your Town Tonight, Red House Records</li><li>2008 – Beautiful World, Red House Records</li><li>2010 – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Horse_(collaboration)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red Horse</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gorka" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Gorka</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Kaplansky" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy Kaplansky</a>, Red House Records</li><li>2011 – Roses At The End Of Time, Red House Records</li></ul>