Holly Bowling Announces Grateful Dead Solo Piano Album ‘Better Left Unsung’
Pianist Holly Bowling has made quite the splash on the live music scene of late, performing solo piano renditions of the music of Phish. What started as a video of Bowling’s solo piano interpretation of the famed “Tahoe Tweezer” blossomed into a legitimate career, as Bowling soon released her Distillation Of A Dream album and even recently performed alongside Phish’s pianist Page McConnell. A First-Hand Account Of How A Member Of Phish Came To Sit In With TwiddleToday, Bowling has revealed plans for a brand new album! Titled Better Left Unsung, after the famed Garcia/Hunter lyric in “Ripple”, Bowling will interpret the music of the Grateful Dead for this new release. “I grew up listening to the Dead and their music has been an important part of my life for as long as I can remember, so this music is very close to my heart,” says Bowling. “It’s been an amazing process to explore this music that I’ve known and loved my entire life in a whole new light.”The album is in the Pledge Music phase, which means that your support will fuel the actual recording and release of Better Left Unsung. To contribute to this campaign, you can head here. The new album will feature two hours of music, including the full “Terrapin Station” suite, as well as the version of “Eyes of the World” from 6/18/74 that Bowling calls “one of [her] favorite versions.” We can’t wait!Holly Bowling is also featured on the recently-announced lineup for Brooklyn Comes Alive, which features 50 artists across 3 venues in one great day of music. Coming on October 22nd to Brooklyn, NY, musicians like Joe Russo, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Brownstein, Aron Magner and more will perform at venues like Brooklyn Bowl, The Hall at MP, and Music Hall of Williamsburg. More information can be found on the official website!