Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band has been likened to the classic British bands Pentangle
and Fairport Convention in that they blend classic folk music with rough-edged stories of
tragedy and fate, all with orchestral arrangements sounding like chamber music gone folk! A
lush newgrass Americana folk fusion quintet presenting gorgeous eclectic blends of
mountain folk and exciting new grassy and Celtic-inspired originals, all with the remarkable
voice of Susie Glaze. Winner of the Just Plain Folks 2006 Music Award for Best Roots Album for
their debut CD "Blue Eyed Darlin,'"
The Hilonesome Band is Rob Carlson on lead guitar, Mark Indictor on fiddle, Susie Glaze on lead vocals,mountain dulcimer and guitar, Steve Rankin on mandolin and Fred Sanders on bass, showcasing the songwriting of lead guitarist Carlson. The band has appeared at many premier venues and festivals on the West Coast, including Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage, McCabe's Guitar Shop, The Broad Stage, the Hollywood Bowl, and CalTech Folk Music Society among others. Their most recent studio CD “White Swan” was released in March of 2013 to critical acclaim from No Depression, FolkWorks, Pop Matters, M Magazine for Musicians, Music News Nashville and FolkWords UK among others, and it has been charting in the Top 50 on the Roots Music Report's Combined Internet and Terrestrial Folk Chart since it's release in March of 2013. Their new album "Not That Kind of Girl" produced by Herb Pedersen will be released in April 2015. Susie Glaze has been honored to be included on the newly-released Compass Records tribute album "Dear Jean - Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie" alongside such artists as Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Tim O'Brien,John McCutcheon, Robin and Linda Williams and many more.
From the Review of “White Swan” on No Depression: “From skilled instrumentation bluegrass jams, Appalachian vocals,
sweet high lonesome harmonies and old-time folk influences, White Swan sings with the richness of a tapestry of
American music that weaves together each genre through song-craft, clear production and authentic performance in such
a seamless way, it feels like we're hearing just one genre; great American music.”
"The best new band I've never heard of!" - Dan Crary
“…one of the finest and most original Americana groups in California (or in the country for that matter).” No Depression
"…does something with a song that only great singers can do..." KCSN, Northridge, CA
"One of the most beautiful voices in bluegrass and folk music today.” KPFK's FolkScene
"Her singing is impressive at all ranges…" Bluegrass Unlimited
"The band is tight, great picking, and beautiful vocals and harmony." KVMR, Nevada City, CA
"She held the audience in the palm of her hand…." Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival
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