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                                       Breaking News:  Hilary Scott's eagerly-awaited new CD was released in Columbia, MO. Entitled, Road To Hope, this exciting new CD

                                        features new songs by Hilary Scott as well as covers by Bob Dylan, Patty Griffin, Lee Ruth and  Leonard Cohen.  The album was produced

                                        by Steve Gardner and recorded at The Music House Studio in Columbia, Mo.  The 16-page keepsake CD booklet is the beautiful work of

                                        Kevin Dingman, photographer.   More information about the CD, and the stories behind the making of the CD, the songs, the

                                        members of the band and their instruments, the album art and song clips can be found on the album's own website. 

 

                                        Click here:  Road to Hope CD     Find out why a fan says this about Road To Hope:    "WOW! WOW! If this doesn't make it for Hilary Scott,

                                        I will have lost faith in the music world. I have been playing  Road To Hope constantly all week...can't get Hallelujah out of my

                                        head...so passionate and powerful...every song on this CD is terrific. Daydreamer, Such a Good Friend, Road to Hope, and my personal

                                        favorite (Dylan should be ecstatic), To Make You Feel My Love......The pictures on the Web site can't compare to the photography on the

                                        CD insert....really nice. The instrumentation is so well done...." 

                     

                                       Eric Cohen, Music Director, WAER 88.3, Syracuse, NY, writes, "This record impressed me from the moment I started hearing it.  Hilary

                                       is a genuine talent and her band is top notch.  The cuts that we have played up to this point are:  Daydreamer, To Make You Feel

                                       My Love, You Electrify Me, Hallelujah.  Thanks again for sending us a copy of Road To Hope".

 

February, 2008  Copies of Road To Hope are sent to our troops in Iraq by the Capitol Area Chapter of the American Red Cross...Hilary Scott is honored by having 10 copies of Road To Hope sent to troops in Iraq by the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross in Jefferson City, MO.   Hilary Scott returns to Columbia, Missouri for a "mini tour".

November-December, 2007 Even more radio stations playing Road To Hope.  Hilary Scott returns from Italy in mid-December.

October, 2007  Hilary Scott in Italy!  Hilary Scott is now in Italy and will be performing with Italian musicians Guiseppe DAlessio and  Nico DAlessio  at selected venues.

September, 2007 Hilary Scott and the Hilary Scott Band received a standing ovation after their performance at the Roots 'n' Blues 'n' BBQ festival on September 8th.  The festival, which featured many blues greats was mentioned in the New York Times.  The festival was one of the performances during Hilary Scott's recent mini-tour/return to Columbia, MO.  She was overjoyed to see her many fans and to experience their warm "welcome back".

 Baub Eis, KRMS Radio, is promoting Road To Hope on his show.  Baub had Hilary on his show several months ago, and has replayed that show.

July, 2007  Hilary Scott announces that she is moving to Seattle in mid-July. 

April, 2007  Hilary Scott and the Total Experience Gospel Choir performed "Blessed" at the Martin Luther King Hurricane Relief Banquet in Seattle on April 4th to an overflow crowd!  The banquet was the culmination of extensive fundraising by Pastor Pat Wright, the choir, and several high school students chosen by their peers as exemplifying the teachings of Dr. King.  The funds and other donations (including a pickup truck) are being delivered to the Gulf Coast this month.   the Blessed Hurricane Relief CD raised over $300 at the banquet and Hilary Scott and the Choir hope that this will only be the beginning. 

March, 2007 Hilary Scott voted "Best of Columbia" for a second year in a row!  The readers of Inside Columbia magazine voted Hilary Scott as "Best Local Musician" for 2007, repeating the honor they bestowed on her in 2006!Inside Columbia has this to say about Hilary Scott:  "Locally based singer and songwriter Hilary Scott is making waves — on-air and musically — that are gaining momentum and sweeping up new fans as they stretch coast to coast from our Midwestern city."  Click HERE to read the rest of what they had to say!  Thank you, Columbia fans, we love you!! 

February, 2007  Check out the Hilary Scott site on MySpace to see a video clip from the Road To Hope CD Release DVD!   Hilary Scott and the band perform TWO nights at Uncle Bo's Blues Bar, Topeka KS this weekend - February 23rd and 24th!

January, 2007   The Road To Hope CD Release DVD video is now available for purchase.  The video is already being shown on public access TV.  For those of you who are able to tune into JCTV in Jefferson City, the video is playing on the 10pm Thursday time slot for the rest of January.    To order the video, click HERE.

December, 2006  Legendary Philadelphia rock radio DJ Michael Tearson, who is also a DJ for Sirius Radio just requested a copy of To Make You  Feel My Love from Road To Hope.  Michael broadcasts his show, The Bob Dylan Radio Hour, on Sirius Internet Radio Channel 24 each Sunday, 10 am and 7 pm ET.

November, 2006  Road To Hope CD is released and Roadies are honored at the release concert.

August, 2006  Hilary Scott performs to a sell-out crowd at the Festival at Sandpoint when she opens for Tanya Tucker.  The Festival at Sandpoint is a popular, and well-known Festival that features top artists.

May, 2006  Hilary Scott has signed a 5-song songwriting/publishing deal with Matt Wilder of Wilderness Productions studio, Nashville.  Scott and Wilder will co-write the songs, which will be performed by Scott and shopped to the industry.

February, 2005 The first edition of the Hilary Scott Fan Newsletter was published on February 1st, 2005. Hilary Scott fans can keep up with Hilary's career by signing up for the newsletter. Hilary is writing a series of articles about her Nashville recording experience. The newsletter also contains guest columns and lots of other great features. You can sign up for the newsletter on the Hilary Scott website.

November, 2004:  Belltown Records is pleased to announce its latest Hilary Scott project, the new enhanced CD, "Out of the Wilderness", has been released.  The CD includes five newly-arranged songs written by Hilary Scott and produced by Matt Wilder and Steve Gardner in Wilder's Wilderness Studios in Nashville.  Featuring some of the foremost studio artists in Nashville, Scott's new album definitely "rocks"! 

Fans will love the enhanced portion of this CD, which features two terrific videos produced by filmmaker Brian Quist of Global Griot Productions, Seattle.  Quist combines footage of Hilary Scott performing live at Seattle's See Sound Lounge with videos of the artist commenting on her songs, her performance and her Nashville recording experience.  In addition, the enhanced portion will also include the artist's bio and a slide show of photos.  "Out of the Wilderness" is a "must have" for any music lover's collection!

Read what industry people are saying about "Out of the Wilderness" on the Hilary Scott website.  Audio clips from Hilary Scott's CDs can be found on her website, and on CDBaby.

 

 

March, 2004:   Belltown Records announces the release of one of Hilary Scott's earlier CDs, "Hypothermia".  Formerly available only from private sources, this album has been mastered and pressed and is being made available to the public.  This album can only be purchased directly from the Hilary Scott website, or at a Hilary Scott gig.  The album features previously rarely-heard, original songs by the artist, performed solo with acoustic guitar.  One of the cuts from the album, "Fade to Black" has been the top requested song on comomusic.com for three successive weeks.  To order the album, or link to hear it on Comomusic, visit the artist's website:

www.hilaryscott.com

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October, 2003:  Hilary Scott and the Hilary Scott Band released their new CD, "Come In, Come In, Live! on October 25th in Columbia, Missouri.  This CD was recorded live in a recording studio with an audience of Hilary's most ardent fans.  The music and performances on this CD are world-class!  "Come In, Come In, Live! is now available for purchase at Hilary Scott's gigs, from her website, and from CD Baby.   Follow this link for photos taken at the CD Release Party: 

Come In, Come In:  Live!

 

 

May, 2003:  Belltown Records proudly announces the signing of singer-songwriter Hilary Scott.  The artist, currently based in the Midwest, uses her  soulful artistry to create a brand new sound.  Scott's beautiful voice showcases her original music, which is an eclectic mixture of blues, rock, and folk genres.   Her sophisticated music and lyrics appeal to a broad audience of music lovers.  For more about the artist, visit:

www.hilaryscott.com

Belltown Records is the distributor of Scott's first commercial album, "The Floating World".  The first of Hilary Scott's albums to be produced under her agreement with Belltown Records is expected to be released in September, 2003.    Check this site and the artist's site for more information about the release of her new album!

 

To purchase a copy of Hilary Scott's CDs, click on the link below:

Purchase Hilary Scott CDs

 

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