Eliza Gilkyson (born in Los Angeles, California, in 1950) is an American fo… Read Full Bio ↴Eliza Gilkyson (born in Los Angeles, California, in 1950) is an American folk musician based in Austin, Texas. She has been recording and performing her unique blend of folk, country, and other genres since the late 1970s. She is the daughter of the late Terry Gilkyson, an accomplished songwriter noted for music he composed for Disney. She is the sister of Tony Gilkyson, who played with the Los Angeles-based bands Lone Justice and X. She has collaborated with both during the course of her career.

She received much critical acclaim for her 2005 release, Paradise Hotel, which contains songs that strike a chord with listeners in light of recent events. "Requiem" honors Hurricane Katrina and tsunami victims with hopeful pleas to the Virgin Mary, while "Man of God" is a bitter, unapologetic denouncement of President George W. Bush and his administration.

"The actions of this regime do not follow the teachings of Christ, what I call real Christianity," Gilkyson said in August 2005. "I just don't appreciate the religious right acting like I don't love God and my country just because I'm not in their corner. I'm mad and I want other people to be mad about this too."

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. She recently collaborated on a new album entitled Red Horse with two of her Red House Records label-mates John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky.

In 2011, she came out with Roses at the End of Time. Recorded at her home with the help of her son and co-producer Cisco Ryder, Gilkyson took a longer time in the studio and came out with a more eclectic and personal album. She continues to tour about 150 dates per year in the United States and overseas.
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2153 Well their brains were quite large for their bodies And…
All You Want Don't turn the light out Don't let the night in Unless you…
An American Boy A shooting star in a long dark day 'thunder in his…
Ballad of Yvonne Johnson Eliza Gilkyson/Yvonne Johnson My name is Yvonne Johnson, …
Bare Necessities Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities …
Beautiful World Beautiful world circling infinitely Fragment of sun marbled…
Beauty Way My father made a pretty damn good living Playing …
Bellarosa Bellarosa English translation: These are the days of l…
Belle Of The Ball After the crash and the broken glass And the nightmare memo…

Blue Moon Night Once in a blue moon It all comes together Everything turns…
Borderline Baby baby, I'm playing it cool like a lovestruck girl…
Calling All Angels Calling all angels, put down your disguise, Unveil your he…
Calm Before the Storm Easy does it darling Let the good times roll Many a mile…
Chimes of Freedom Far between sundown's finish an' midnight's broken toll We …
Clever Disguise I am just a troubadour A tried and true believer If there's…
Coast Think I'll go down to the Coast for awhile, Find a…
Dark Side of Town He was the black sheep of the family How did mama's…
Death In Arkansas I remember how the wood would smell Just as the last…
Dream Lover I lived on the streets down in New Orleans Just to…
Eliza Jane I wake up in the morning The dogs are barking The birds…
Emerald Street Take a walk down emerald street Sparks flyin from my head…
Engineer Bill Won't you carry me through troublin' times Won't you fill m…
Flatline O' the exquisite agony of withdrawal it feels like some…
Great Correction Down on the corner of ruin and grace I'm growin' weary…
Green Fields Once there were greenfields kissed by the sun Once there…
Green Fields - Intro Once there were green fields kissed by the sun Once there…
Greenfields Once there were greenfields kissed by the sun Once there…
Hard Times In Babylon I light a candle in your name Long past midnight,…
He Waits For Me Baby walks a wire without a net Baby gives his heart…
Highway At the end of the golden age when hearts have…
Highway 9 Well the white god said to the little man We're gonna…
Hiway 9 Well the white god said to the little man We're gonna…
Hollywood Years Well I came to California With a guitar on my knee And…
Is It Like Today Many years ago he looked out through a glass-less window. A…
Jokerman Standing on the water, casting your bread While the eyes of…
Looking for a Place Winding down to the end of the line And the falling…
Love Minus Zero/no Limit My love she speaks like silence Without ideals or violence S…
Man of God Well the cowboy came from out of the west With his…
Midnight In Missoula Are you sleeping now? It′s midnight in Missoula Where the Bl…
Midnight Oil Moonrise over the mountain The sky is midnight blue I'm thin…
Midnight On Raton Sitting in a motel on the outskirts of Raton How the…
Milk and Honey O what fools these mortals be, so tragic and so…
No Tomorrow Turn off the harsh glare of the flat screen blue…
Not Lonely I am a one-man woman I live one day at a…
Once I Had A Home Once I had a home I still have the key I take…
Paradise Hotel Sailing cross the seas Pursuing sorry ships don't know the…
Peace Call Peace Call Words and music by Woody Guthrie Open your he…
Rare Bird Rare bird, I know your loneliness Born into a crowded nest…
Requiem mother mary, full of grace, awaken all our homes are gone,…
River of Gold Well I don't know but I've been told If you're lucky…
Rose of Sharon I am a rose of Sharon A lily of the valley As…
Roses at the End of Time Winding down to the end of the line And the falling…
Runaway Train Everyone knew she was gonna be fast Everyone said they could…
Runnin Away I hear your high heels clickin down the boulevard You got…
Sanctuary Yeah though I walk through the valley of the shadow…
Slouching Towards Bethlehem What kind of beast comes slouching What kind of beast comes…
Solitary Singer Dark comes down like a bird in flight Most good people…
Tender Mercies Across the world she tapes explosives to her chest Steps in…
The Ark It was just about a year ago I woke up…
The Party's Over The party's over, we had us a time Everybody got loaded,…
Twisted I like the way the dark hangs off you Like a…
Unless You Want Me Don't turn the light out Don't let the night in Unless you…
Unsustainable Unsustainable, unmaintainable We've gone too far and now it…
Vayan Al Norte We never ask for a handout Or more than our fair…
Walking On The Moon The lights of the town were just shutting down The sun…
Welcome Back It was the summer of my discontent It was the ball…
When You Walk On There's a long and winding river From the darkness to the…

Wildewood Spring In the building block canyons the urban survivors Are trappe…

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