Jolie Holland
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| Jolie Holland | |
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 Jolie Holland performing in 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 11, 1975 Houston, Texas United States |
| Genres | Rock, traditional, country, Americana |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar, violin, accordion |
| Labels | ANTI- |
| Associated acts | The Be Good Tanyas |
| Website | jolieholland.com |
Jolie Holland (born September 11, 1975 in Houston, Texas)[1] is an American singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional, country, rock, jazz, and blues. She was one of the founding members of The Be Good Tanyas.
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Career [edit]
ANTI- labelmates Tom Waits and Sage Francis are both outspoken fans of Holland's: Waits nominated her for the Shortlist music prize[2] while Francis has said that Holland's album Escondida was his most listened to album of 2005.[3] Holland collaborated with Francis on two tracks on his album Human the Death Dance.
Discography [edit]
Live albums [edit]
- Jolie Holland and The Quiet Orkestra 2002
- Catalpa 2003
Studio albums [edit]
- Escondida 2004
- Springtime Can Kill You 2006
- The Living and the Dead 2008
- Pint of Blood 2011
Contributions [edit]
- Multiple collaborations with David Dondero, including backing vocals on the song "Analysis Of A 1970's Divorce" on Dondero's 2001 album Shooting at the Sun With a Water Gun
- Lead vocals on The Grey Funnel Line on Hal Willner's Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys (2006, ANTI-)
- Backing vocals for Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin's studio solo album Cold as the Clay
- Violin on The Speakers' album Yeats Is Greats
- Backing vocals on Chuck Ragan's album Feast or Famine
- Lyrics and performance of Flood of Dreams in the film King of California
- Backing vocals on "Cinders of the Sun" and "Heart of Misery"[4] for Steve Abel and the Chrysalids' album Flax Happyon
- Backing vocals on David Gray's "Kathleen"
- Contributed to two tracks on Sage Francis' Human the Death Dance
- Backing vocals on "Songs for Love Drunk Sinners" by Jan Bell and the Cheap Dates
- Collaboration with Booker T. Jones on the album "What A Wonderful World"
- Backing vocals on "Old/New" by Frally
- Backing vocals on "Alabama chicken" and "Rattlesnake charm (Dream machine)" by Sean Hayes (musician)
References [edit]
- ^ "Jolie Holland Interview". Quietcolor.com. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ allmusic ((( Jolie Holland > Overview )))
- ^ "Topic Galleries - chicagotribune.com". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Stepping Out of Daddy's Dark Shadow - Entertainment - redOrbit
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