“Family and nature intertwine as guiding motifs, at once precious and endangered, beautiful and exhausting…”
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. Margo is the fifth generation of Cilker’s born there, and in this 11-song collection, family and nature intertwine as guiding motifs, at once precious and endangered, beautiful and exhausting. The trees here are family trees, or they’re apricot trees, but suburban sprawl isn’t looking good for either. Cilker moved from California to the Pacific Northwest in her mid-twenties and wrote much of Valley of Heart's Delight while living in Enterprise, Oregon, a small town near the Snake River and powered by the river’s massive, publicly-funded hydroelectric dams. Valley Of Heart’s Delight feeds off of this tension - how we live in and off of nature, how we live within and without family, and why we return to the places we were born.
Margo Cilker LIVE at Duling Hall on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
Doors: 6:30 PM, Show: 7:30 PM | Duling Hall
Come enjoy a full bar, small bites from Saltine, and a night of live music.
18+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian ticket holder. A $5 underage fee will be charged to all persons under the age of 21 at the door. Cash or card is accepted at the door.