DENVER, COLO. (4/15/08) -- Swallow Hill is very pleased to present a rising star in the music scene today, Lucy Kaplansky, as she takes the Daniels Hall stage for a special enchanting performance on Friday, May 2 at 8 p.m.

This stop at Swallow Hill is one of many across the U.S. as Kaplansky unveils her newest album, Over the Hills. The CD explores universal themes of love, joy, loss, and dreams for the future, through reflections on family. Lucy Wainwright Roche, the daughter of Loudon Wainwright and Suzzy Roche of The Roches, will open the show with her refreshing sound and unadorned style.

Barely out of high school, Kaplansky left for New York City, where she found a fertile community of songwriters and performers like Suzanne Vega, John Gorka, Bill Morrissey, and Cliff Eberhardt, where she fit right in. With a beautiful flair for harmony, she became everyone's favorite singing partner, most often finding herself singing as a duo with Shawn Colvin. The New York Times said it was "easy to predict stardom for her," but Lucy ended up changing direction amidst the buzz to pursue a doctorate in psychology.

Upon completing her degree, Dr. Kaplansky took a job at a New York hospital working with chronically mentally ill adults and also started a private practice, yet she continued to sing. Often pulled back into the studio by her friends, she harmonized on Colvin's Grammy-winning Steady On, Nanci Griffith's Lone Star State of Mind and Little Love Affairs, and four of John Gorka's albums. She also landed soundtrack credits, singing with Suzanne Vega on Pretty in Pink and with Griffith on The Firm, and several commercial credits as well, including The Heartbeat of America jingle for Chevrolet.

Kaplansky was officially back in the music business completely when she signed with Red House Records and started playing gigs. When The Tide was released in 1994 to rave reviews, Lucy signed with a major booking agency, Fleming Tamulevich & Associates, and began touring so much it required leaving her two psychologist positions behind.

Several albums and years later, her rising popularity has led to appearances on the CBS Morning Show, NPR's Weekend and Morning Editions, Mountain Stage, West Coast Live, Acoustic Cafe, and Vin Scelsa's Idiot's Delight. Lucy also contributed her story to a unique new book, SOLO: Women Singer-Songwriters in Their Own Words, which includes some of the best-known women in the music scene today, from Ani DiFranco to Sarah McLachlan and more.