Gabrielle Louise is a NYC/Colorado-based artist with a free spirit and a lot to say--friends call her Gabby! Her songs are rooted in folk and country while her melody and delivery show strong pop sensibilities. Her sound has the earthy feel of Joni Mitchell, and her performances the emotion and musical adventurism of Martin Sexton. She is at one moment folkie and ethereal, the next moment a smoky jazz chanteuse. Raised in a small town in the Colorado Rockies, Gabrielle made her way to the East coast in 2004 to study music professionally. The stark differences between her country life in the West and her cosmopolitan life in the East has offered a great deal of inspiration to her. In 2006 she released her full length debut album, Journey ,a genre-bending mix of folk/pop, roots, jazz, and alt-country that displays an emotional depth well beyond her age. Gabrielle Louise draws upon her nomadic upbringing in a family that moved constantly from one small Western town to the next. Journey is worldly in flavor, featuring eclectic instruments such as the Argentinean accordion and the Scottish harp. It is as versatile and enigmatic as she is, breaking away from an industry that yearns to peg down it’s performers. The twenty one-year-old musician is noted for her poignant lyrics and sense of melody. Her songwriting with poignant lyrics hasimpressed fans and critics alike, becoming a two-time finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting contest, and winner of the Jack Maher Songwriting Award. "Gabrielle Louise is a deceiving package. Though young and beautiful, the guitar-playing singer/songwriter sounds like an older woman...Lovers of folk music will appreciate Louise's strong voice.
She has toured and recorded with a wide variety of configurations, but most recently she has put together a Denver based band including Ryan Dricky on Fiddle and Vocal Harmonies, Joe Skala on Upright Bass, and Carl Sorenson on Percussions. The group released Gabrielle's third record "Cigarettes for Sentiments". According to the Spencer Daily Reporter "They have been making their mark on the acoustic scene with a live show that yields smart topical songs, rich soaring vocals, and show-stopping, genre-hopping sets". With a Joe Skala Gabrielle Louise Show, variety is the ticket. Don’t be Ryan Drickey surprised to catch a tango performance by the dancers who frequent her shows, or an exhibit by a local artist or photographer. Gabrielle Louise's songs are anchored in folk and roots, while her melody and delivery show strong pop sensibilities. Her sound has the earthy feel of early Joni Mitchell while also capturing the emotion and musical adventurism of fellow genre-hopping artist Martin Sexton. Gabrielle is at one moment folkie and ethereal, the next moment a smoky jazz chanteuse. She has 100% independently release three records, Journey (2006), and Around in Circles, the E.P. (2007), and
Cigarettes for Sentiments (2008.)
Gabrielle Louise is a performer, who like many other socially-conscious musicians, has made a commitment towards peace and the environment through music. Gabrielle has released a new single, "Save the Arkansas" that seeks to bring awareness to a dire environmental situation that is threatening the health and safety of the Arkansas River Watershed. She was also recently asked by the Willie Nelson Peace Institute to cover Nelson's Peaceful Solution. Gabrielle is getting really involved in the world of alternative fueling. During her last summer touring, Gabrielle traveled in what's known as a "Veggie Van," using what would be thrown out restaurant grease to fuel the tour van! Originally from Colorado, Gabrielle has also made her home in Boston-where she studied at the Berklee College of Music. She currently resides in Denver, Colorado.
"Gabrielle Louise is a deceiving package. Though young and beautiful, the guitar-playing singer songwriter sounds like an older woman. Her pop/country blend is distinctly adult-contemporary in flavor and boasts mature lyrics. Lovers of folk music will appreciate Louise's strong voice, which she uses with equal success on stunning high notes and rumbling lows."-- The Gazette, (Colorado Springs, CO) "...Her beautiful voice carrying a message of peace could be mistaken for a visit from a member of an angelic choir. But there is more to Gabrielle Louise than her musicianship and talent. [She is] a staunch advocate of environmental responsibility, "I find encouragement in a commitment like this."…. Willie Nelson's Peace Research Institute.
Gabrielle Louise is a NYC/Colorado-based artist with a free spirit and a lot to say--friends call her Gabby! Her songs are rooted in folk and country while her melody and delivery show strong pop sensibilities. Her sound has the earthy feel of Joni Mitchell, and her performances the emotion and musical adventurism of Martin Sexton. She is at one moment folkie and ethereal, the next moment a smoky jazz chanteuse. Raised in a small town in the Colorado Rockies, Gabrielle made her way to the East coast in 2004 to study music professionally. The stark differences between her country life in the West and her cosmopolitan life in the East has offered a great deal of inspiration to her. In 2006 she released her full length debut album, Journey ,a genre-bending mix of folk/pop, roots, jazz, and alt-country that displays an emotional depth well beyond her age. Gabrielle Louise draws upon her nomadic upbringing in a family that moved constantly from one small Western town to the next. Journey is worldly in flavor, featuring eclectic instruments such as the Argentinean accordion and the Scottish harp. It is as versatile and enigmatic as she is, breaking away from an industry that yearns to peg down it’s performers. The twenty one-year-old musician is noted for her poignant lyrics and sense of melody. Her songwriting with poignant lyrics hasimpressed fans and critics alike, becoming a two-time finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting contest, and winner of the Jack Maher Songwriting Award. "Gabrielle Louise is a deceiving package. Though young and beautiful, the guitar-playing singer/songwriter sounds like an older woman...Lovers of folk music will appreciate Louise's strong voice. 
She has toured and recorded with a wide variety of configurations, but most recently she has put together a Denver based band including Ryan Dricky on Fiddle and Vocal Harmonies, Joe Skala on Upright Bass, and Carl Sorenson on Percussions. The group released Gabrielle's third record "Cigarettes for Sentiments". According to the Spencer Daily Reporter "They have been making their mark on the acoustic scene with a live show that yields smart topical songs, rich soaring vocals, and show-stopping, genre-hopping sets". With a Joe Skala Gabrielle Louise Show, variety is the ticket. Don’t be Ryan Drickey surprised to catch a tango performance by the dancers who frequent her shows, or an exhibit by a local artist or photographer. Gabrielle Louise's songs are anchored in folk and roots, while her melody and delivery show strong pop sensibilities. Her sound has the earthy feel of early Joni Mitchell while also capturing the emotion and musical adventurism of fellow genre-hopping artist Martin Sexton. Gabrielle is at one moment folkie and ethereal, the next moment a smoky jazz chanteuse. She has 100% independently release three records, Journey (2006), and Around in Circles, the E.P. (2007), and 
Gabrielle Louise is a performer, who like many other socially-conscious musicians, has made a commitment towards peace and the environment through music. Gabrielle has released a new single, "Save the Arkansas" that seeks to bring awareness to a dire environmental situation that is threatening the health and safety of the Arkansas River Watershed. She was also recently asked by the Willie Nelson Peace Institute to cover Nelson's Peaceful Solution. Gabrielle is getting really involved in the world of alternative fueling. During her last summer touring, Gabrielle traveled in what's known as a "Veggie Van," using what would be thrown out restaurant grease to fuel the tour van! Originally from Colorado, Gabrielle has also made her home in Boston-where she studied at the Berklee College of Music. She currently resides in Denver, Colorado.