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Texture, nuance, and a gift for dexterous high-wire improvisation are the hallmarks of San Francisco-based classically trained pianist Holly Bowling, who infuses jam band music with a technically advanced, emotionally rich style. After studying piano performance at SF State University, Bowling has turned her agile mind and interpretive prowess to the works of Phish on 2013’s Distillation Of A Dream album and the Grateful Dead focused Better Left Unsung (released December 9, 2016 through The Royal Potato Family). Her instantly compelling playing and unerring ability to successfully collaborate with other musicians in an impressive array of styles has brought her to the attention of Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes, and other luminaries who’ve asked Bowling to perform with them. Already a rising star on the festival circuit, Bowling plans to continue to expand her solo touring, and recently formed a new band Ghost Light with Tom Hamilton, Steve Lyons, Raina Mullen and Scotty Zwang.
HOLLY BOWLING UNVEILS GROUNDBREAKING VIRTUAL CONCERT TOUR
ACCLAIMED PIANIST TO PRESENT SOLO PERFORMANCES FROM AMERICA’S MOST SPECTACULAR NATURAL LOCATIONS
VIRTUAL TOUR BEGINS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 WITH SOLO PIANO CONCERT FILMED LIVE AT CALIFORNIA’S SCENIC LAKE TAHOE
UPCOMING CONCERTS FILMED AT YOSEMITE, IDAHO’S BRUNEAU CANYON, WYOMING’S BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS, AND SOUTH DAKOTA’S BADLANDS
CONCERTS TO BE STREAMED EVERY THURSDAY VIA ARTISTS FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE
NEW ALBUM SEEKING ALL THAT’S STILL UNSUNG OUT THIS FALL SOLO PIANO RENDITIONS OF THE MUSIC OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD
Photo credit: Jefferey Bowling
Acclaimed pianist Holly Bowling has announced plans for a groundbreaking virtual concert tour, featuring extraordinary solo performances filmed live at some of America’s most spectacular natural locations. The virtual tour begins Thursday, September 3 with a performance from California’s Lake Tahoe, followed every Thursday by new performances filmed at Yosemite National Park (September 10), Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats (September 17), Idaho’s epic Bruneau Canyon (September 24), Montana/Wyoming’s scenic Beartooth Highway (October 1), and South Dakota’s Badlands National Park (October 8). The virtual tour comes in advance of Bowling’s new album Seeking All That’s Still Unsung, a solo piano album featuring reimagined renditions of the music of the Grateful Dead, due out this fall. All performances will be broadcast for free via Bowling’s official Facebook page; viewers are invited to contribute to the San Francisco-based pianist’s Virtual Tip Jar.
WATCH TOUR TEASER VIDEO
On the tour, Bowling says: “When COVID first shut everything down, I started playing and recording a bunch of solo piano sets from my living room. It felt good to play and it held my sanity together, and it was also the only avenue I had to continue working as a performing musician. As grateful as I was (and still am) for that opportunity, after a few months it was starting to feel like too much staring at the same walls in the same empty room. I decided if the only option right now is to play to empty spaces, then I wanted to do that in a giant canyon or on a mountaintop in the middle of nowhere. If people can’t be a part of the equation for the time being, let’s lean into that and take it further – get really far out there away from everyone and play there. It’s one of those things that would never have worked in normal times. But I realized there’s two ways to look at this time – you can look at all of the things we can’t do, everything we’re missing out on, everything we’ve lost… or you can find the things that you can only do now that you wouldn’t be able to do otherwise, and seek those things out and make them happen.” “I played a set in Yosemite and I was only able to pull that off because the park was practically empty and had far fewer people in it than any other summer. So there’s that aspect of it. Then there’s the time it’s taken to get to all of these remote places and do this “tour” – it’s completely irrational and inefficient from a touring or logistical perspective, and there would never be time to do it with the usual schedule touring musicians keep. But right now, we’re all kind of in this holding pattern, sitting around waiting. So there’s plenty of time to do something different. And I desperately wanted to get outside – that’s where I’ve been feeling most okay during all of this. So we’re taking this crazy road trip in a self-contained little camper van and driving my gear out to these wild places and setting up and playing in settings I never in a million years thought I’d get to play music in.” Hailed by Rolling Stone for her “heady, layered improv-rock excursions distilled into crystalline solo piano pieces,” Holly Bowling has earned widespread applause for her innovative and technically advanced, emotionally rich style. After studying piano performance at SF State University, Bowling turned her agile mind and interpretive prowess towards painstakingly transcribing and then performing a wildly improvisational 2013 live version of Phish’s epic “Tweezer.” The 37-minute performance – dubbed “The Tahoe Tweezer” – proved a sensation, inspiring a pair of remarkable LPs in 2015’s Distillation Of A Dream: The Music Of Phish Reimagined For Solo Piano and 2016’s Better Left Unsung, the latter a triple-LP collecting classical solo piano arrangements of the music of the Grateful Dead. Her innovative approach and remarkable virtuosity earned Bowling attention from the devoted jam band community as well as such legends as Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes, Jim James, Page McConnell, John Scofield, Ivan Neville, Steve Kimock, Oteil Burbridge, Branford Marsalis, Duane Trucks, Greensky Bluegrass, Umphrey’s McGee, Railroad Earth, Don Was, and Robert Randolph, all of whom invited her to perform alongside them at multiple, concerts, festivals, and events like Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads and Haynes’ annual Christmas Jam. Last year saw Bowling release her first official concert recording, Live from the Old Church, featuring stunning renditions of Phish and Grateful Dead classics including “Theme From The Bottom,” “Dark Star,” and “Let It Grow.” Bowling recently released the eight-volume series, Alone Together: The Living Room Sessions, collecting remastered audio of her popular livestream concerts presented during quarantine earlier this year. The repertoire featured on Alone Together includes favorite songs by Phish and the Grateful Dead along with visionary solo piano versions of Radiohead’s “Idioteque” and Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt,” both joined by equally powerful performance videos streaming now at Bowling’s official YouTube channel. As if that weren’t enough, Bowling’s full-length Live From Out There performance aired live from her San Francisco living room in late March and is streaming now via YouTube. The concert – also available as Alone Together, Vol. 2 – is highlighted by Bowling’s first-ever performance of The Youngbloods’ “Get Together.”
HOLLY BOWLING VIRTUAL TOUR DATES LEG ONE: September 3 – Lake Tahoe, California 10 – Yosemite, California 17 – Salt Flats, Utah 24 – Bruneau Canyon, Idaho
October 1 – Beartooth Mountains, Wyoming 8 – Badlands, South Dakota
Photo credit: Jefferey Bowling
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HOLLY BOWLING BRINGS
GROUNDBREAKING VIRTUAL CONCERT TOUR TO
UTAH’S EXTRATERRESTRIAL SALT FLATS
THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
ACCLAIMED PIANIST CURRENTLY ON LIVESTREAM WILDNESS TOUR;
SOLO PIANO PERFORMANCES FROM AMERICA’S MOST SPECTACULAR NATURAL LOCATIONS
UPCOMING CONCERTS FILMED AT
IDAHO’S BRUNEAU CANYON,
WYOMING’S BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS,
AND SOUTH DAKOTA’S BADLANDS
CONCERTS STREAMED EVERY THURSDAY VIA ARTIST’S
FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE
NEW ALBUM SEEKING ALL THAT’S STILL UNSUNG OUT THIS FALL
SOLO PIANO RENDITIONS OF THE MUSIC OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD
Photo credit: Jeffery Bowling
Acclaimed pianist Holly Bowling is in the middle of a groundbreaking virtual concert tour featuring extraordinary solo performances filmed at some of America’s most spectacular natural locations. This Thursday, September 17, Bowling’s Wilderness Tour brings viewers to Utah’s expansive, otherworldly Bonneville Salt Flats.
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“The salt flats are, hands down, the craziest place I’ve ever played music,” says Bowling. “We got up at 3:30 am and drove out into the largest expanse of darkness I’ve ever seen. No points of light for any kind of scale or sense of distance or speed, no sign of any other life, no sounds but the wind racing over this giant white expanse of salt. It genuinely felt like another planet. As I started to play, the light washing over everything and illuminating the mountains in the distance did nothing to shatter the illusion of an extraterrestrial landscape. The wind was so strong at the beginning of the set it played the strings of the zither, steering the direction the music would take before I played a single note. You can hear the sound of the salt flats and the seemingly endless space as the set begins.”
WATCH HOLLY BOWLING’S LAKE TAHOE SET
WATCH TOUR TEASER VIDEO
The Wilderness Tour began Thursday, September 3 with a performance from California’s Lake Tahoe followed by a performance from Yosemite, and both sets have reached over 150K views. Upcoming performances will air on Thursdays at Idaho’s epic Bruneau Canyon (September 24), Montana/Wyoming’s scenic Beartooth Highway (October 1), and South Dakota’s Badlands National Park (October 8).
All performances will be broadcast for free via Bowling’s official Facebook page and Youtube channel at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET; viewers are invited to contribute to the San Francisco-based pianist’s Virtual Tip Jar.
Hailed by Rolling Stone for her “heady, layered improv-rock excursions distilled into crystalline solo piano pieces,” Holly Bowling has earned widespread applause for her innovative and technically advanced, emotionally rich style. After studying piano performance at SF State University, Bowling turned her agile mind and interpretive prowess towards painstakingly transcribing and then performing a wildly improvisational 2013 live version of Phish’s epic “Tweezer.” The 37-minute performance – dubbed “The Tahoe Tweezer” – proved a sensation, inspiring a pair of remarkable LPs in 2015’s Distillation Of A Dream: The Music Of Phish Reimagined For Solo Piano and 2016’s Better Left Unsung, the latter a triple-LP collecting classical solo piano arrangements of the music of the Grateful Dead. Her innovative approach and remarkable virtuosity earned Bowling attention from the devoted jam band community as well as such legends as Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes, Jim James, Page McConnell, John Scofield, Ivan Neville, Steve Kimock, Oteil Burbridge, Branford Marsalis, Duane Trucks, Greensky Bluegrass, Umphrey’s McGee, Railroad Earth, Don Was, and Robert Randolph, all of whom invited her to perform alongside them at multiple, concerts, festivals, and events like Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads and Haynes’ annual Christmas Jam.
Last year saw Bowling release her first official concert recording, Live from the Old Church, featuring stunning renditions of Phish and Grateful Dead classics including “Theme From The Bottom,” “Dark Star,” and “Let It Grow.” Bowling recently released the eight-volume series, Alone Together: The Living Room Sessions, collecting remastered audio of her popular livestream concerts presented during quarantine earlier this year. The repertoire featured on Alone Together includes favorite songs by Phish and the Grateful Dead along with visionary solo piano versions of Radiohead’s “Idioteque” and Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt,” both joined by equally powerful performance videos streaming now at Bowling’s official YouTube channel.
As if that weren’t enough, Bowling’s full-length Live From Out There performance aired live from her San Francisco living room in late March and is streaming now via YouTube. The concert – also available as Alone Together, Vol. 2 – is highlighted by Bowling’s first-ever performance of The Youngbloods’ “Get Together.”
HOLLY BOWLING VIRTUAL TOUR DATES LEG ONE:
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HOLLY BOWLING RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM,
SEEKING ALL THAT’S STILL UNSUNG
STRIKING NEW ALBUM FEATURES
SOLO PIANO RENDITIONS OF THE MUSIC OF GRATEFUL DEAD;
GLOWING INTERPRETATION OF “ST. STEPHEN” OUT TODAY
SEEKING ALL THAT’S STILL UNSUNG ARRIVES ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20
CURRENTLY ON GROUNDBREAKING VIRTUAL WILDERNESS CONCERT TOUR
Photo Credit: Jesse Bell
Piano virtuoso Holly Bowling is proud to announce a beautiful new album featuring solo piano renditions of the music of the Grateful Dead. Seeking All That’s Still Unsung arrives everywhere on Friday, November 20. The evocative collection features nine instrumental piano interpretations of songs spanning the Grateful Dead’s extensive catalog — both classics and deep tracks — and is heralded by today’s release of “St. Stephen,” available on all DSPs and streaming services.
LISTEN TO “ST. STEPHEN”
PRE-ORDER SEEKING ALL THAT’S STILL UNSUNG
“With this being my second album of solo piano Grateful Dead music, there was a sense of trying to look for what I hadn’t said on the last album,” says Bowling. “After a few more years of exploring these songs in the solo piano context, I felt free to take more liberties with how I approach the arrangements and improvisation. The album keeps the exploratory energy of a live performance but accomplishes things that would be impossible outside of the studio, including the use of overdubs and exploring piano-on-piano improvisation as a conversation with my own playing.”
September saw Bowling embark on a groundbreaking virtual concert tour, featuring extraordinary solo performances filmed at some of America’s most spectacular natural locations. The Wilderness Tour has featured performances from California’s glistening Lake Tahoe, Idaho’s epic Bruneau Canyon and Utah’s extraterrestrial Salt Flats. The first leg of the tour will conclude at South Dakota’s rugged Badlands on Thursday, October 8.
“There’s plenty of time to do something different,” says Bowling. “And I desperately wanted to get outside – that’s where I’ve been feeling most okay during all this. So we’re taking this crazy road trip in a self-contained little camper van and driving my gear out to these wild places and setting up and playing in settings I never in a million years thought I’d get to play music in.”
All performances will continue to be broadcasted for free via Bowling’s official Facebook page and Youtube channel every Thursday at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET; viewers are invited to contribute to the San Francisco-based pianist’s Virtual Tip Jar. Stay tuned for the second leg of the Wilderness Tour, which will be announced soon
WATCH HOLLY BOWLING’S BRUNEAU CANYON SET
WATCH TOUR TEASER VIDEO
Hailed by Rolling Stone for her “heady, layered improv-rock excursions distilled into crystalline solo piano pieces,” Holly Bowling has earned widespread applause for her innovative and technically advanced, emotionally rich style. After studying piano performance at SF State University, Bowling turned her agile mind and interpretive prowess towards painstakingly transcribing and then performing a wildly improvisational 2013 live version of Phish’s epic “Tweezer.” The 37-minute performance – dubbed “The Tahoe Tweezer” – proved a sensation, inspiring a pair of remarkable LPs in 2015’s Distillation Of A Dream: The Music Of Phish Reimagined For Solo Piano and 2016’s Better Left Unsung, the latter a triple-LP collecting classical solo piano arrangements of the music of the Grateful Dead.
Her innovative approach and remarkable virtuosity earned Bowling attention from the devoted jam band community as well as such legends as Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes, Jim James, Page McConnell, John Scofield, Ivan Neville, Steve Kimock, Oteil Burbridge, Branford Marsalis, Duane Trucks, Greensky Bluegrass, Umphrey’s McGee, Railroad Earth, Don Was, and Robert Randolph, all of whom invited her to perform alongside them at multiple, concerts, festivals, and events like Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads and Haynes’ annual Christmas Jam.
Last year saw Bowling release her first official concert recording, Live from the Old Church, featuring stunning renditions of Phish and Grateful Dead classics including “Theme From The Bottom,” “Dark Star,” and “Let It Grow.” Bowling recently released the eight-volume series, Alone Together: The Living Room Sessions, collecting remastered audio of her popular livestream concerts presented during quarantine earlier this year. The repertoire featured on Alone Together includes favorite songs by Phish and the Grateful Dead along with visionary solo piano versions of Radiohead’s “Idioteque” and Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt,” both joined by equally powerful performance videos streaming now at Bowling’s official YouTube channel.
As if that weren’t enough, Bowling’s full-length Live From Out There performance aired live from her San Francisco living room in late March and is streaming now via YouTube. The concert – also available as Alone Together, Vol. 2 – is highlighted by Bowling’s first-ever performance of The Youngbloods’ “Get Together.”
HOLLY BOWLING
SEEKING ALL THAT’S STILL UNSUNG
Release date: November 20, 2020
TRACKLIST:
St. Stephen
The Eleven
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Sage And Spirit
Lost Sailor
Saint Of Circumstance
Weather Report Suite Prelude, Part I, Part II (Let It Grow)
Stella Blue
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HOLLY BOWLING’S NEW ALBUM,
SEEKING ALL THAT’S STILL UNSUNG,
OUT TOMORROW, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20
GROUNDBREAKING VIRTUAL WILDERNESS CONCERT
TOUR COMES TO A CLOSE TONIGHT
SEEKING ALL THAT’S STILL UNSUNG LISTENING PARTY
VIA YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK TONIGHT
Photo Credit: Jesse Bell
Piano virtuoso Holly Bowling is releasing her dazzling new album, Seeking All That’s Still Unsung, tomorrow, Friday, November 20. The evocative collection features nine instrumental piano interpretations of songs spanning the Grateful Dead’s extensive catalog -- both classics and deep tracks. To celebrate the release, Bowling will host an album listening party tonight, Thursday, November 19, following the final set of her groundbreaking virtual concert tour from Moab Utah. Both streams will be broadcast for free via Bowling’s official Facebook page and Youtube channel at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET.
STREAM/DOWNLOAD SEEKING ALL THAT’S STILL UNSUNG
STARTING AT 12AM ET ON 11/20
RSVP TO HOLLY BOWLING’S MOAB, UTAH SET
LISTEN TO “ST. STEPHEN”
“With this being my second album of solo piano Grateful Dead music, there was a sense of trying to look for what I hadn’t said on the last album,” says Bowling. “After a few more years of exploring these songs in the solo piano context, I felt free to take more liberties with how I approach the arrangements and improvisation. The album keeps the exploratory energy of a live performance but accomplishes things that would be impossible outside of the studio, including the use of overdubs and exploring piano-on-piano improvisation as a conversation with my own playing.”
September saw Bowling embark on a groundbreaking virtual concert tour, featuring extraordinary solo performances filmed at some of America’s most spectacular natural locations. The Wilderness Tour featured performances from California’s glistening Lake Tahoe, Idaho’s epic Bruneau Canyon and Utah’s extraterrestrial Salt Flats. The first leg of the tour concluded at South Dakota’s rugged Badlands on Thursday, October 8.
“There’s plenty of time to do something different,” says Bowling. “And I desperately wanted to get outside - that’s where I’ve been feeling most okay during all this. So we’re taking this crazy road trip in a self-contained little camper van and driving my gear out to these wild places and setting up and playing in settings I never in a million years thought I’d get to play music in.”
The final set of the Wilderness Tour will be broadcasted for free via Bowling’s official Facebook page and Youtube today, Thursday, November 19 at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET; viewers are invited to contribute to the San Francisco-based pianist’s Virtual Tip Jar.
WATCH HOLLY BOWLING’S BRUNEAU CANYON SET
WATCH TOUR TEASER VIDEO
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HOLLY BOWLING
SEEKING ALL THAT’S STILL UNSUNG
Release date: November 20, 2020
TRACKLIST:
St. Stephen
The Eleven
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Sage And Spirit
Lost Sailor
Saint Of Circumstance
Weather Report Suite: Prelude, Part I, Part II (Let It Grow)
Stella Blue
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