Denver – Eliza Gilkyson, called “An exquisite weaver of story-songs that strike at the heart of personal experience…” (No Depression) and “One of the Most original and influential folk artist of our time” by This is Texas Music, returns to Swallow Hill on Friday, October 13 at 8 p.m. to perform songs from her recently released CD, Paradise Hotel, praised as “simply stunning” and a “poetic, honest album.” The Austin Chronicle proclaims, “This new offering in her contemporarily flawless oeuvre is tender and cathartic to the point of jubilation, brimming with radio-polished tunes and exquisite traditional folk…. (4 Stars).”

A 2003 inductee into the Austin Music Hall of Fame alongside the likes of Townes Van Zant, Nancy Griffith and Willie Nelson, Eliza is the daughter of songwriter Terry Gilkyson and has been a performer since she was a teenager. The Philadelphia City Paper has called her “a musical ‘cousin’ to Lucinda Williams.” Her previously released CD, Land of Milk and Honey earned her a Grammy nomination and much critical acclaim. The New York Times said of Land of Milk and Honey, “Gilkyson doesn't pull any punches. She graces the music with her lush and passionate voice; a dark and lonely sound, hope and satisfaction, and edgy lyrics with piercing imagery round out the whole.” “Gilkyson’s signature as an artist is her courage. She lays it all bare, in song and on stage.”- Austin American Statesman.

For tickets visit swallowhillmusic.org (please note this alternate web address for public access) or call (303) 777-1003. Discounts are available for Swallow Hill members.

About Swallow Hill Music Association:
Helping people make music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,100 members—some of whom are also volunteers—, Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 150 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. The Julie Davis Music School at Swallow Hill provides a valuable and affordable extra-curricular educational resource to the community with more than 50 music instructors involved in more than 240 adult classes and 70 children's classes annually.

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