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Recorded with what she calls a "spare urban folk approach," the album features songs of grief, gratitude and wonder. The album features a stunning performance with the internationally acclaimed Tosca String Quartet, (David Byrne, Bob Schneider), vocal cameos by Shawn Colvin and gospel singer Sam Butler, and a duet with her friend, the late Jimmy LaFave, as well as two songs adapted from poetry written by her grandmother, Phoebe Hunter Gilkyson, co-written with Eliza's father, folksinger Terry Gilkyson. Secularia is a collection of spiritually charged songs that do not fit within the parameters of traditional religious beliefs, challenging us to embrace a more inclusive perspective, to respect all life and to be accountable for our actions in these divisive times. Gilkyson's music, in the classic folk music tradition, has always offered a vivid reflection of the times we live in. Secularia is renowned Grammy-nominated folksinger Eliza Gilkyson's 20th album. She continues to tour about 150 dates per year in the United States and overseas, as well as hosting annual songwriting workshops near Taos, New Mexico.2018 release. In 2020, she released 2020, described as "a collection of politically charged anthems." Both CDs were recorded at her home with the help of her son and co-producer Cisco Ryder. 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. In 2010, she collaborated on a new album entitled Red Horse with two of her Red House Records label-mates John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky. 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 2008, her album Beautiful World came out, again on Red House Records. The same year she was recognized with 3 Austin Music Awards and 4 Folk Alliance Music Awards, one of which was for her song "Man of God" about the Bush administration. Coinciding with Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf Coast region in August 2005, this song found its way to listeners as a song of prayer and comfort. In 2005, she released Paradise Hotel with the song "Requiem" about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in December 2004. Her third album with Red House Records, Land of Milk and Honey was released in 2004, and was nominated for a Grammy. In 2003 she was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame. The new recording from Eliza, Songs from the River Wind, is scheduled for release, January 14 on. She has been with Red House Records since 2000, although she also worked on three albums independently, recording on her own label, Realiza Records. The official website of songwriter Eliza Gilkyson.
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In 1993 she collaborated with New Age artist Andreas Vollenweider on his recording, Eolian Minstrel. Īfter a brief stint in Los Angeles, she returned to New Mexico in the early 1990s, releasing several albums of original material.
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She moved to Austin, Texas in 1981 and released the commercial album Pilgrims before moving to Los Angeles in 1987.
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TO HEAR HER TELL IT, Eliza Gilkyson has always been on her way back. She didn't come out with her second, Love from the Heart, until ten years later. Folk singer Eliza Gilkyson has long been rooted among the high mesas of northern New Mexico.Photograph by Todd Wolfson. Gilkyson released Eliza '69, her first album, in 1969 while raising a family in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. This section relies largely or entirely on a single source.