Margo Cilker

{{Short description|American country musician (born c.1993)}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = Margo Cilker.jpg | caption = Cilker in 2015 | birth_date = {{Circa|{{Birth year and age|1993}}}} | birth_place = California, US | genre = Country, Americana | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|acoustic guitar}} }}

'''Margo Cilker''' (born {{Circa|1993}}) is an American country musician.<ref>{{cite web | magazine=Rolling Stone | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/margo-cilker-new-album-interview-1234820795/ | first=Jonathan | last=Bernstien | date=11 September 2023 | accessdate=17 June 2024 | title=Margo Cilker's First Album Was a Sleeper Hit. Now What?}}</ref>

== Biography == Cilker was born {{Circa|1993}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2021-11-17 |title=MARGO CILKER "Pohorylle" (Fluff & Gravy Records) |url=https://coachellavalleyweekly.com/margo-cilker-pohorylle-fluff-gravy-records/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Coachella Valley Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> in California and raised in the Santa Clara Valley, and later moved with her husband to a ranch in eastern Oregon, later moving to Goldendale, Washington.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=How Margo Cilker Became One of the Best Old-Soul Singers in the Pacific Northwest |url=https://www.wweek.com/music/2023/11/21/how-margo-cilker-became-one-of-the-best-old-soul-singers-in-the-pacific-northwest/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}}</ref> During the COVID-19 lockdowns, she worked on her ranch with her husband, sometimes doing local live shows.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Siegler |first=Kirk |date=12 June 2022 |title=Rural singer-songwriter Margo Cilker's pandemic hustle is paying off |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/12/1104133855/rural-singer-songwriter-margo-cilkers-pandemic-hustle-is-paying-off#:~:text=Originally%20from%20the%20suburban%20Bay,works%20as%20a%20ranch%20hand. |access-date=2024-06-17 |work=NPR}}</ref>

On November 5, 2021, Cilker released her debut full-length album ''Pohorylle''. The album was produced by Sera Cahoone, and had Jenny Conlee on the keyboard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=John |date=2021-11-10 |title=Margo Cilker Makes Stunning Americana Debut with 'Pohorylle' (ALBUM REVIEW) |url=https://glidemagazine.com/266779/margo-cilker-makes-stunning-americana-debut-with-pohorylle-album-review/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Glide Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> According to Metacritic, the album received an average score of 84/100; "universal acclaim".<ref>{{Citation |title=Pohorylle by Margo Cilker |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/pohorylle/margo-cilker |access-date=2024-06-17 |language=en}}</ref>

During mid to late 2022, Cilker went on a 44-show tour across the United States, the United Kingdom and Scandinavia.<ref name=":1" />

In summer 2023, she toured with singer-songwriter Hayes Carll in Texas.<ref name=":0" /> Later that year, on September 15, 2023, Cilker released her second album, ''Valley of Heart's Delight'', now under the label Fluff & Gravy. The album was also produced by Sera Cahoone, and had Jenny Conlee on the keyboard.<ref>{{cite web | newspaper=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/09/margo-cilker-valley-of-hearts-desire-review-more-engaging-minimal-americana | first=Neil | last=Spencer | date=9 September 2023 | accessdate=17 June 2024 | title=Margo Cilker: Valley of Heart's Delight review – more engaging, minimal Americana}}</ref>

== Artistry == Cilker cites Simon & Garfunkel, Cat Stevens and Joan Baez as influences.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-24 |title=Margo Cilker - "Some bands make it hard work to get to know them – that's not for me" |url=https://nowthenmagazine.com/articles/margo-cilker-some-bands-make-it-hard-work-to-get-to-know-them-thats-not-for-me-pohorylle |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Now Then Sheffield |language=en}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cilker, Margo}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:Country musicians from California Category:People from Goldendale, Washington Category:21st-century American women singers Category:21st-century American women writers Category:21st-century American guitarists Category:Guitarists from California Category:Singers from California