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Dirt Gets Dirty 2:450:00/2:45
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The Feeling of Empty 3:060:00/3:06
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White Blush 3:400:00/3:40
About
Ariana Gillis is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Niagara, Ontario, whose soulful storytelling and intricate lyricism have captivated audiences and industry insiders alike. Emerging on the scene with her independently released debut album, To Make it Make Sense (2009), she quickly garnered accolades—including the Niagara Music Award for Songwriter of the Year and the Canadian Folk Music Award for Young Performer of the Year.
Her early career was defined by standout performances at celebrated festivals such as Hillside, Mariposa Folk, Summerfolk, and Blue Skies. Industry heavyweights including Dave Marsh, Bob Ezrin, and Bruce Lundvall soon took notice of her ability to weave genuine, intricate narratives into her music.
In 2011, Ariana elevated her profile with a live CD launch on Sirius XM, hosted by Dave Marsh—the “dean of American rock writers” and one of her most fervent supporters. She further showcased her artistry on NPR’s eTown in March 2012, sharing the bill with the British band Gomez, and later made a memorable appearance on the Cayamo Music Cruise alongside luminaries Buddy Miller and Tommy Emmanuel.
Continuing to push creative boundaries, Ariana recorded The Maze in 2018 in Nashville—a project produced by Grammy-Award Winner Buddy Miller and her father, David Gillis. Praised by Elton John’s lyricist Bernie Taupin—who remarked, “I’m staggered by how good she is… I can honestly say she’s the single most exciting thing I’ve heard in a very long time,” and later described her as “a force to be reckoned with”—Ariana Gillis remains a dynamic and authentic voice in contemporary music, continuously redefining what it means to tell a story through song.
“Ariana's soulful talent has taken up elite residency in what constitutes the very best that songwriting has to offer. On the cusp of 20 years old she was composing material that was outrageously original, melodic and passionate. Now under the wing of multi-talented Americana everyman Buddy Miller the stars are aligned and Ariana Gillis will prove through these recordings that she is no flash in the pan flavor of the month but a force to be reckoned with now and for a very long time.”
— Bernie Taupin (Elton John)
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| Date | Event | Location |
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| Ariana Gillis Live @ The Old Church Theatre The Old Church Theatre, Trenton, ON | The Old Church Theatre, Trenton, ON |
