Welcome to Rachel Zylstra . com
AUTUMN 2024
October 23rd, 2023
My new 6-song album is here, on rachelzylstra.com and on all major digital platforms. The songs (including “Song for Autumn”) are available for use in the music libraries on TikTok & Instagram.
Enjoy!
Share!
And by whatever above means you’ve done so, thank you for supporting my independent musicmaking. Your support and listenership is my privilege.
RZ
September 2022
I’m working on a new EP for release in Autumn 2023, and the patrons at Sputnik Faith + Arts have
granted me some funding for which I’m hugely grateful. A fun 8-min chat from September 2022:
__________________________
On Faith
Rachel’s 2021 studio album is a moving journey of soaring musical arrangements, seeker’s questions, and explosive faith-affirming Scripture.
__________________________
Ah, Scotland 🌈 💜
Was a wonderful house concert evening a week ago Saturday, hosted by the Crosses. Thank you to them and to their guests for making it such a delight. I played at Crosses’ once before as a guest with the excellent Andrew Howie in early 2016, when I was your run-of-the-mill Scotland-infatuated American who’d bought a one-way ticket to Edinburgh to hang out for a while and, you know, just see. One life partner, two jobs, three children, five visas, eight dwellings and eight Autumns later… #hereweare #timeflies #bannockburn #houseconcert #rachelzylstra #singersongwriter #scotlandtransplant #firmlyplanted
SFA Shorts (3/3): M’self, Rachel Zylstra, on from whence the writing inspiration came.
Watch Song For Autumn, the video single from Autumn by Rachel Zylstra, link in bio.
#songforautumn #musicvideo
#independentmusic
#rachelzylstra
#singersongwriter
#autumn
#mystery
#creativity
#memory
#grief
#loss
#hope
#independentfilmmaking
#fellowshipfilm
SFA Shorts (2/3): Victoria Liddelle on acting without words.
Victoria’s amazing expressive face as the lead character of Jane brought such energy and poignancy to Song for Autumn. We’re thrilled she was a part of it.
Catch more of Victoria’s work in the film Outlaw King and in BBC Scotland’s River City (2020-2023 seasons). Watch Song For Autumn, the video single from Autumn by Rachel Zylstra, link in Instagram bio.
#songforautumn
#musicvideo
#independentfilmmaking
#fellowshipfilm
#victorialiddelle
#nodialogue
#onacting
#outlawking
#rivercity
#bbcscotland
#independentmusic
#rachelzylstra
#singersongwriter
#autumn
SFA Shorts (1/3): Phil Todd, director, on the tape player.
🍂 Song For Autumn, the video single from Autumn by Rachel Zylstra, links in bio.
See updates from the set of Phil’s latest feature film, Guardians of Loch Ness - follow @fellowshipfilm on Facebook.
#songforautumn
#musicvideo
#independentfilmmaking
#fellowshipfilm
#Independentmusic
#rachelzylstra
#singersongwriter
#autumnalbum
#memory
#storiesfromthepast
#cassettetape
Post rehearsal “glow” getting ready for two house concerts this autumn, featuring songs from Autumn and a full set of originals! Central belt friends hope you can come along to either evening:
28/9 Bannockburn, Stirling
19/10 Inverleith, Edinburgh
£10 suggested donation
Limited space at both, so dm me to reserve your place and get full detail.
#houseconcerts #autumnhouseconcerts #livemusic #rachelzylstra #singersongwriter
Crazy evening light sitting down to rehearse just now. Playing a short set in @christycampbellsongs “Every Other Song” house concert this Saturday afternoon in #Edinburgh (RSVP in comments for full detail!) Happy John Adams theme song listening day for my fellow Americans, and voting day for my Brits! #crazylight #insteadoffireworks #gigpractice #4thofjuly #6thjulyhouseconcert #christycampbell #johnadams
This “new” (from 2021) song is my life lately, and I’m singing it this Friday night at Airth Parish Church near Falkirk, supporting two of the brothers Todd (@matthetenor and Phil Todd) in an evening pondering revival. 7pm, free, all welcome. #thatgirlsbeenrevived #revival #faith#motherhood #spiritualquestions #falkirk #concert #rachelzylstra #singersongwriter
“Baby you’ve got me on your mind...” 12 years into the millennium and 12 years ago today, my one and only USB-flashdrive-housed album Strings came out, tasty and complex as a big NYC deli chopped salad with a thrashing of craisins and a fistful of bacon. Arranger #matthewgelfer added #gregorywilliamsviolist and #paulwolframcello for a ridiculously nimble string trio; #justinmilner recording, #annielingphoto and #annakueck album design. Gratitude to/for these cream of the crop artists taking their time and talent 12 years ago to bring Strings to life, and thinking of them fondly. #rachelzylstrastrings #stringsalbum #albumanniversary #ohhowtheyearsgoby #nycsgottalent #dozenyearanniversary #24thapril2012 📷: Annie Ling
‘Look now - I’ve not had time for this project
My fingers barely touch the keys on the odd productive week
‘Cause now this little one keeps pulling me away
Love exhausting me to hay, that you might just say, “That girl’s been revived”’ #la #9weeksold
View from my fave Starbucks recently relocated - less castle, more Royal Mile. #Wednesdaysintown #waitingWednesday #edinburgh
Moved into our first home 3 months ago, but after the move-marathon, releasing Autumn and Song for Autumn, tripping to the west (and around the Midwest) and doing music through a bustling Christmastime, just now finally starting to settle in and enjoy the views. Goodness. Happy 2024! #gratitude #ij #jr #newhome #newyear 📷: jrw
We had such a memorable time filming “Song for Autumn” in picturesque Newburgh, Fife, a year ago October, with the heart of our story spilling out in a small vintage shop. Lou’s Underneath the Arches situated at Red Fox Studio is just a gem of a place. While you’re still in Christmas shopping mode, treat yourself to a trip! And if you need to recapture that autumnal feeling, keep enjoying the music vid. #visitnewburghfife @underneaththearches #explorenewburgh #explorescotland #fellowshipfilm
Hosted by @calvinsao Calvin University tomorrow night for a low-key Autumnally infused set. Free show Grand Rapids… looking forward 🍂 Thursday 8pm
#RachelZylstra #singersongwriter #calvinuniversity #calvinsao #concert
New merch: Excited to introduce the Autumn travel mug, for your pumpkin-spice-latte and other autumnal beverage containments! This lovely double-walled thermal mug featuring the Rachel Zylstra Autumn logo has been produced in limited quantity, and in November can only be found on the merch table for £8/$10 at this month’s shows. The online shop will be stocked starting from the end of November. Happy sipping...
#autumn #rachelzylstraautumn #takeawaymug #travelmug #specialitem #newmerch #limited
October 26th 2023: Welcome Autumn! Download or stream on all major platforms, most notably my website! Link in bio. https://rachelzylstra.com/shop/autumn Thank you so much @sputnikfaithart for the summer 2022 grant that got the ball rolling. It’s a joy. #singersongwriter #independentmusic #autumn #rachelzylstra #26oct2023 #albumrelease
#singersongwriter #independentmusic #autumn #albumreleasecountdown #rachelzylstra