19 Facts About Eliza Rickman

Eliza Rickman is an American indie singer, songwriter, and pianist from Los Angeles, California.

Eliza Rickman is best known for her use of unconventional musical instruments, such as the toy piano, and her vintage Victorian Era dresses, as well as her collaborations with the podcast Welcome to Night Vale and musician Jason Webley.

Eliza Rickman was born on August 17,1983, in Okinawa, Japan.

Eliza Rickman's father was in the military, and then became a Baptist preacher, while her mother is a secretary at the same church.

Eliza Rickman started to play piano at the age of eight.

Eliza Rickman previously thought herself unable to sing, but due to curriculum requirements, she had to take a voice class, in which she was required to sing.

Eliza Rickman primarily stayed and performed in Los Angeles, due to its prominence as a primary music scene.

Eliza Rickman gave up her home in Los Angeles, and even her beloved cat into the care of friends, to tour and perform at any venue she could secure, including house concerts, to build up a fan base.

In 2014, Eliza Rickman was invited to tour with Welcome to Night Vale to perform as the opening act and during "the weather" portion of their live shows.

Eliza Rickman performed "Cinnamon Bone" for The Librarian tour, and "Maker of My Sorrow" for The Investigators tour.

Eliza Rickman performed for "the weather" in the Ghost Stories tour and in the first half of the US portion of the All Hail tour.

Also in 2014, Eliza Rickman was invited by Jason Webley, a longtime friend of hers, to participate in a collaborative project called Margaret.

Eliza Rickman asked Rickman, Jherek Bischoff, Zac Pennington, and several others to each write and record two songs about Margaret.

Part of the arrangement was that Eliza Rickman would be allowed to use her songs from Margaret, "Lark of My Heart" and "Maker of My Sorrow", on her next album, Footnotes for the Spring.

In 2015, Eliza Rickman announced that she would be releasing her second full-length LP, entitled Footnotes for the Spring.

Since the recording and release of O, You Sinners, Eliza Rickman had undergone a great deal of stress and anxiety, resulting in health and neurological issues, from perpetually living on the road, as well as being in an abusive relationship, and misogyny from venue managers and audience members.

Eliza Rickman announced in 2015 that she would be releasing an album composed of covers of various artists, entitled The Fire Went Wild.

Eliza Rickman does not feel that "singer songwriter" is a label that fits her.

Eliza Rickman has since made the toy piano a staple of her live shows.