Gregory Alan Isakov is a South Africa-born, Boulder, Colorado-based indie folk singer-songwriter who releases everything on his own Suitcase Town Music label — and farms when he's not touring. The Weatherman (2013) is the classic entry point; Appaloosa Bones (2023) proves he hasn't lost a step. Browse Gregory Alan Isakov vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Gregory Alan Isakov was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 18, 1979 and immigrated to the United States with his family at age seven. He studied horticulture at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, and continues to operate Starling Farm in Boulder County alongside his music career. He has remained an independent artist throughout his career, with releases on his own Suitcase Town Music label. He has worked extensively with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, with the 2016 release Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony documenting that collaboration.
Gregory Alan Isakov's sound combines indie folk, Americana, indie rock, singer-songwriter, and chamber folk with intimate vocal delivery, acoustic-driven arrangements, and lyrical content addressing nature, travel, memory, and emotional experience.
Suitcase Town Music pressings of the Gregory Alan Isakov catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions through direct-to-fan distribution.
Listeners new to Gregory Alan Isakov typically start with The Weatherman (2013) or Appaloosa Bones (2023).
