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Gary Nicholson is a number one hit songwriter, two time Grammy winning record producer and recording artist. He was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame class of 2022. There are over seven hundred recordings of his songs in various genres including country, blues, rock, folk, Americana, bluegrass, and pop. Area audiences may be familiar with Gary from his several appearances at the well-known Taos Big Barn Dance Festival, where his great bluesy tunes, fine guitar work, easy-going stage presence and wry humor have made him a perennial crowd favorite.

The almost unbelievable list of his songs written by Nicholson and recorded by others include country cuts by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Garth Brooks, George Strait, George Jones, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Chris Stapleton, Trisha Yearwood, Don Williams, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Patty Loveless, Randy Travis, Keith Whitley, The Chicks, Reba McEntire, Alabama, The Mavericks, The Judds, Wynonna, Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, T Graham Brown, Lee Roy Parnell, Billy Currington, Toby Keith, Gary Allan, Montgomery Gentry, Conway Twitty, Travis Tritt, Ronnie Milsap, Tanya Tucker, John Anderson, Guy Clark, Pam Tillis, Billy Joe Shaver, and the list goes on.

Nicholson also has songs recorded in the pop/rock/blues genres by BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Ringo Starr, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Neil Diamond, John Prine, Buddy Guy, Michael McDonald, Delbert McClinton, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Gregg Allman, The Neville Brothers, Robert Plant, Etta James, Dion, George Thorogood, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Los Lonely Boys, Joan Osborne, Arthur Alexander, The Blues Brothers, and so many more.

Some of the more recent covers of his songs include the co-written title song of Ringo Starr’s recent record ”Give More Love”, the song “Worry B Gone” on Chris Stapleton’s recent release , a co-written song with Keb Mo and Taj Mahal on their Grammy winning record “Tajmo”, the title songs of Buddy Guy’s Grammy winning records, “The Blues is Alive and Well” and “Skin Deep”, plus new recordings by Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald, George Thorogood, and Foghat. His songs have also been included in many major motion pictures and television, including his song “Falling and Flying", which is featured in the Oscar winning film “Crazy Heart” performed by Jeff Bridges.

In addition to his two Grammy winning records with Delbert McClinton, he has produced records for Billy Joe Shaver, Marcia Ball, The Judds, Wynonna, Pam Tillis, T Graham Brown, Chris Knight, Seth Walker and many others.

Besides his amazing success as a songwriter and producer, Gary is also a great guitarist and powerful performer in his own right, with a wry sense of humor and an engaging stage presence. As a guitarist he has played live and recorded with Guy Clark, Delbert McClinton, Billy Joe Shaver, Bobby Bare, Joe Ely, and others. Gary has also conducted songwriting and guitar workshops at various festivals and Berklee School of Music. For more info and complete discography visit garynicholsonmusic.com.

Buddy Magazine says of Eliza, "A combination of gravity and grace… Her writing is poetry, something that most songwriters strive for but not so many actually achieve. The strength of her lyrics and music help set the work apart."

Eliza Gilkyson is a twice Grammy-nominated (2006/2014) singer-songwriter and activist who is one of the most respected musicians in Folk, Roots and Americana circles. Her songs have been covered by Joan Baez, Bob Geldof, The Conspirare Choir, Tom Rush and Rosanne Cash and have appeared in films, PBS specials and on primetime TV. A member of the Austin Music Hall of Fame, and an inductee into the Austin Songwriter Hall of Fame, she has won countless Folk Alliance and Austin Music awards, including 2014’s Songwriter of the Year and the “Song of the Year” Award at the Folk Alliance International Conference in 2021.

Eliza has just released her first single titled “Dark Night of The Soul” from her forthcoming recording "Dark Ages" (recorded by Don Richmond at Alamosa's own Howlin' Dog Records studio) on the Realiza Records label, scheduled for release in the spring of 2025. The song had started out originally as a celebration of a potential Harris win, but morphed quickly after the election into an upbeat call to resist and stay in the fight for justice and democracy in the days and years to come. Eliza’s goal is to inspire a like-minded concerned community to not despair, to “keep the light on, vow to fight on, through the dark night of the soul.”

Eliza will be festuring this and several other songs from her new album "Dark Ages" at the Society Hall show.

"Drawing on elements of folk, country and Americana, Gilkyson, like contemporaries Shawn Colvin, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, demonstrates that the craft of songwriting, intelligent and lasting, is ultimately in the hands of those who can not only turn out a compelling second album, but five, or ten, or with this Grammy-nominated performer, over twenty." ~ Direct Current Music

"Even her darkest moments are warmed by a genuine compassion for the lost souls who sometimes populate her stories, and a very real concern for the world we all live in is woven through every tune… Whether she looks into darkness or light, Eliza Gilkyson’s vision is impressive." ~ All Music Guide