Ariana Gillis is a singer-songwriter who grew up in the heart of Niagara, Ontario. Her ability to tell intricate stories with her songs caught the attention of many heavy hitters in the music industry at a very young age such as Dave Marsh, Bob Ezrin, Bruce Lundvall and Buddy Miller.

Her most recent collaboration (nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award) with Grammy-Award Winner Buddy Miller, “The Maze” is another demonstration of her inexhaustible creativity and ingenuity.

“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)

For North American bookings please contact Denis Grabill (denis@blackoakartists.com)