Jolie Holland

Jolie Holland
Jolie Holland performing in 2009
Background information
Born	September 11, 1975 Houston, Texas, United States
Genres	Rock, traditional, country, Americana
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, piano, guitar, violin, accordion
Labels	ANTI-
Associated acts	The Be Good Tanyas
Website	joliehollandmusic.com

Jolie Holland (born September 11, 1975 in Houston, Texas, United States)^[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.^[2]

Career

Holland at the keyboards

At the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany

At the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany

ANTI- labelmates Tom Waits and Sage Francis are both outspoken fans of Holland's: Waits nominated her for the Shortlist music prize^[3] while Francis has said that Holland's album Escondida was his most listened to album of 2005.^[4] Holland collaborated with Francis on two tracks on his album Human the Death Dance.

Discography

Live albums

• Jolie Holland and The Quiet Orkestra 2002

Studio albums

• Catalpa 2003
• Escondida 2004
• Springtime Can Kill You 2006
• The Living and the Dead 2008
• Pint of Blood 2011
• Wine Dark Sea 2014

Contributions

• 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^[5]
• Lead vocals on The Grey Funnel Line on Hal Willner's Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys (2006, ANTI-)^[6]
• Backing vocals for Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin's studio solo album Cold as the Clay^[7]
• Violin on The Speakers' album Yeats Is Greats^[8]
• Backing vocals on Chuck Ragan's album Feast or Famine^[9]
• Lyrics and performance of Flood of Dreams in the film King of California^[10]
• Backing vocals on "Cinders of the Sun" and "Heart of Misery"^[11] for Steve Abel and the Chrysalids' album Flax Happyon
• Backing vocals on David Gray's "Kathleen"^[12]
• Contributed to two tracks on Sage Francis' Human the Death Dance^[13]
• Backing vocals on "Songs for Love Drunk Sinners" by Jan Bell and the Cheap Dates^[14]
• Collaboration with Booker T. Jones on the album "What A Wonderful World"^[15]
• Backing vocals on "Old/New" by Frally^[16]
• Backing vocals on "Alabama chicken" and "Rattlesnake charm (Dream machine)" by Sean Hayes^[17]
• Mixing and engineering by Joel Hamilton on the album "The Living and The Dead" ^[18]
• Duet With Guy Garvey on "Electricity" from the album "Courting The Squall"

References

1. "Qc Interview: Jolie Holland". Quiet Color. October 6, 2008. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
2. Erik Hage. "The Be Good Tanyas | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
3. "Jolie Holland | Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. May 17, 1976. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
4. "Topic Galleries". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
5. "Shooting at the Sun With a Water Gun – David Dondero | Credits". AllMusic. November 13, 2001. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
6. "Music Search, Recommendations, Videos and Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
7. Corey Apar (July 11, 2006). "Cold as the Clay – Greg Graffin | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
8. "The Speakers | Yeats Is Greats: The Speakers Sing the Poems of William Butler Yeats (and more) | CD Baby Music Store". Cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
9. "Feast or Famine – Chuck Ragan | Credits". AllMusic. August 7, 2007. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
10. "Flood of Dreams soundtracks". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
11. "Stepping Out of Daddy's Dark Shadow – Entertainment News". redOrbit. June 6, 2008. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
12. "Kathleen – David Gray,Jolie Holland | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. September 14, 2009. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
13. "Human the Death Dance – Sage Francis | Credits". AllMusic. May 8, 2007. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
14. "Jan Bell and the Cheap Dates | Songs for Love Drunk Sinners | CD Baby Music Store". Cdbaby.com. April 17, 2008. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
15. "What a Wonderful World – Booker T. Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
16. "iTunes – Music – The Light by Frally". Itunes.apple.com. March 1, 2010. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
17. "Alabama Chicken – Sean Hayes | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
18. "Jodie Holland: The Living and The Dead". All Music.

External links

Media related to Jolie Holland at Wikimedia Commons