MARGO CILKER

EPK

Best of 2023 …

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Praise for
Valley of Heart’s Delight

“The singer-songwriter is poised to have a breakout year.” 
– Rolling Stone

“A dashing and brilliant leap of Americana...Cilker’s approach to construction transcends reference.”
– Paste Magazine

“With these songs Cilker is building a beautiful place of her own.”
– Mojo

“Country rock’s new star delivers superlative second album.”
– Uncut

"Her new songs explore the tension between progress and preservation inherent in being a thoughtful citizen of the world."
– US Weekly, Fall Music Preview

“Time-tested country music traditions and the humble modernity of indie-folk, coupled with an envious ability to write songs that you feel like you’ve known your whole life yet still sound new and fresh.”
– Brooklyn Vegan

"With astounding deftness, she recounts enough details to make you feel like her memories also belong to you. This familiarity is Cilker’s greatest asset as a songwriter and performer. Whether she’s making you laugh or cry, she feels like a friend, her songs a warm hand to hold." 
– No Depression

Margo Cilker's sophomore album, Valley of Heart’s Delight, refers to a place she can't return: California’s Santa Clara Valley, as it was known before the orchards were paved over and became more famous for Silicon than apricots. In this 11-song follow-up to 2021's critically acclaimed Pohorylle, family and nature intertwine as guiding motifs, at once precious and endangered, beautiful and exhausting. Cilker and Pohorylle producer Sera Cahoone brought most of that record's highly-acclaimed crew (studio players for The Decemberists, Band Of Horses, and Beirut) back to the studio with additional contributions from acclaimed Northwest traditionalist Caleb Klauder. Valley of Heart's Delight, Cilker's second record on Portland, Oregon label Fluff & Gravy Records, has already racked up an impressive list of accolades and year-end picks and has paved the way for 2024’s extensive touring and festival appearances. 

Margo Cilker lives near the Columbia River in Goldendale, Washington with her husband, songwriter and working cowboy Forrest VanTuyl, as well their dog and some horses.

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