Gilkyson’s performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the historic Santa Fe Depot, 200 S. Jones Ave.
Born into the music business – her father, songwriter Terry Gilkyson, penned such hits as Dean Martin's "Memories Are Made of This” and "The Bare Necessities," from the 1967 Disney classic The Jungle Book – Gilkyson was singing on her father's demo recordings by the time she was in her early teens.
She released her first album, Eliza '69, in 1969. For the next decade, she continued to write and perform before returning to the recording studio for her second album, Love from the Heart, in 1979.
In the early 1980s, Gilkyson lived in Europe and toured with Swiss New Age harpist Andreas Vollenweider. She returned to the United States and relocated to Austin, Texas.
Since 1992, Gilkyson has released 13 albums, including 2004’s The Land of Milk and Honey, which earned a Grammy nomination for best contemporary folk album; Pilgrims (1987), Redemption Road (1997), Misfits (1999), Hard Times in Babylon (2000), Lost and Found (2002) and Paradise Hotel (2005). Her latest CD, Beautiful World, was released in 2008.
“[Gilkyson] doesn't place her songs above her listeners; she's down inside them,” wrote All Music Guide. “She stubbornly clings to the notion that hard-won compassion provides the eye of the needle that redemption slips through.”
Tickets for the concert are $20. Seating is limited and advance purchase is recommended. Tickets are available at the Performing Arts Studio or TicketStorm outlets, including Guestroom Records and Party Galaxy stores in the metro area. A small service charge will be applied to tickets purchased through TicketStorm. Discounted season tickets are available at PAS.
Winter Wind Concerts are made possible in part by grants from the Norman Arts Council, Oklahoma Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support from Tom McAuliffe, Nancy McClellan, Cindy Merrick, Skye Diers, Mark and Teresa Marsee, Becky Grider, Danna Primm and Marie Soleil.
For more information on Winter Wind and other PAS programs call (405) 307-9320.