Jolie Holland
Encyclopedia
Jolie Holland is an American
singer and performer who combines elements of folk
, traditional
, country
, rock
, jazz
, and blues
. She is one of the founding members of The Be Good Tanyas
.
ANTI-
labelmates Tom Waits
and Sage Francis
are both outspoken fans of Holland's: Waits nominated her for the Shortlist music prize while Francis has said that Holland's album Escondida was his most listened to album of 2005. Holland collaborated with Francis on two tracks on his album Human the Death Dance
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer and performer who combines elements of folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, traditional
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
, country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, and blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
. She is one of the founding members of The Be Good Tanyas
The Be Good Tanyas
The Be Good Tanyas are a Canadian traditional music group, whose influences included folk, country, and bluegrass. The style of music they performed can be referred to as alt-country or Americana.-Career:...
.
Career
ANTI-
ANTI-
ANTI- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph Records.While Epitaph's focus has shifted over the last decade from mostly punk rock, nowadays ANTI- has a more diverse roster, ranging from country , hip hop , reggae , Soul , folk , rap-rock , indie rock...
labelmates Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
and Sage Francis
Sage Francis
Paul "Sage" Francis is a hip-hop artist from Providence, Rhode Island.-Biography:Born Paul Francis in Miami, Florida, Sage Francis is a rapper/writer/performer from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of the independent hip-hop record label Strange Famous Records...
are both outspoken fans of Holland's: Waits nominated her for the Shortlist music prize while Francis has said that Holland's album Escondida was his most listened to album of 2005. Holland collaborated with Francis on two tracks on his album Human the Death Dance
Human the Death Dance
Human the Death Dance is the third solo album by Sage Francis, released on Epitaph Records on May 8, 2007. The title of the album is also the title of a poem by spoken word artist Buddy Wakefield, who is signed to Francis' record label, Strange Famous Records...
.
Studio albums
- CatalpaCatalpa (album)Catalpa is Jolie Holland's debut album from 2003. The tracks were recorded in the living room of one of the band members with the intention of distributing the recordings among their friends. Inevitably, copies of the recordings were passed from person to person and demand increased for a...
2003 - EscondidaEscondida (album)Escondida is Jolie Holland's second album and first studio album. It was released in 2004. "Escondida" means "hidden" in Spanish and Portuguese.-Track listing:# "Sascha" – 3:08# "Black Stars" – 4:54# "Old Fashioned Morphine" – 4:35# "Amen" – 3:32...
2004 - Springtime Can Kill YouSpringtime Can Kill YouSpringtime Can Kill You is Jolie Holland's second studio album. It was released on May 9, 2006 through Anti Records.-Track listing:All songs by Jolie Holland except when specified# "Crush In The Ghetto" – 3:01...
2006 - The Living and the DeadThe Living and the Dead (album)The Living and the Dead is Jolie Holland's fourth album and third studio album. It was released on October 7, 2008 through Anti Records. The album was mixed and engineered by Joel Hamilton.-Track listing:# "Mexico City"# "Corrido Por Buddy"# "Palmyra"...
2008 - Pint of Blood 2011
Contributions
- Multiple collaborations with David DonderoDavid DonderoDavid Dondero is an American songwriter, guitarist, former lead singer of the band Sunbrain. In 2006, NPR's All Songs Considered named David one of the "best living songwriters" alongside Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Tom Waits...
, 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 WillnerHal WillnerHal Willner is an American music producer working in recording, films, TV and live events. He is best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles...
's Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and ChanteysRogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and ChanteysRogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys is a compilation album of sea shanties performed by a wide array of artists, ranging from Sting to Bryan Ferry, representing a variety of genres. The artists cover a large number of diverse songs of the sea, at times adding elements...
(2006, ANTI-ANTI-ANTI- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph Records.While Epitaph's focus has shifted over the last decade from mostly punk rock, nowadays ANTI- has a more diverse roster, ranging from country , hip hop , reggae , Soul , folk , rap-rock , indie rock...
) - Backing vocals for Bad ReligionBad ReligionBad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
frontman Greg Graffin's studio solo album Cold as the ClayCold as the ClayCold as the Clay is the second solo album by Bad Religion's vocalist Greg Graffin released on July 10, 2006 in Europe, and the following day in the USA. It was released on the label ANTI- . It follows on from Graffin's 1997 release of American Lesion.Graffin has described the album as "honor[ing]... - Violin on The Speakers' album Yeats Is Greats
- Backing vocals on Chuck RaganChuck RaganChuck Ragan is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. From 1993 until 2006 he was one of the lead singers for Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Hot Water Music...
's album Feast or FamineFeast or Famine (Chuck Ragan album)Feast or Famine is the debut studio album by Chuck Ragan. It was recorded in 2007 at Mad Dog Studios in Burbank, California. It was produced by Ted Hutt, engineered by Ryan Mall and mixed by both Hutt and Mall.-Track listing:#"The Boat" – 3:20... - Lyrics and performance of Flood of Dreams in the film King of CaliforniaKing of CaliforniaKing of California is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Mike Cahill. It is his debut as a screenwriter and director. The film premiered on January 24, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and opened in limited release in North America on September 14, 2007...
- Backing vocals on "Cinders of the Sun" and "Heart of Misery" for Steve AbelSteve AbelSteve Abel is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and environmental activist.Abel contributed his song Hospice For Destitute Lovers to the art noir feature film Woodenhead...
and the Chrysalids' album Flax Happyon - Backing vocals on David Gray'sDavid Gray (musician)David Gray is an English singer-songwriter. He released his first studio album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder six years later...
"Kathleen" - Contributed to two tracks on Sage Francis' Human the Death DanceHuman the Death DanceHuman the Death Dance is the third solo album by Sage Francis, released on Epitaph Records on May 8, 2007. The title of the album is also the title of a poem by spoken word artist Buddy Wakefield, who is signed to Francis' record label, Strange Famous Records...
- Backing vocals on "Songs for Love Drunk Sinners" by Jan Bell and the Cheap Dates
- Collaboration with Booker T. JonesBooker T. JonesBooker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
on the album "What A Wonderful World" - Backing vocals on "Old/New" by Frally
External links
- Jolie Holland Official Website
- Being There Interview - November 2004
- Puremusic Interview
- Jolie Holland live on WOXY.com, March 1, 2007
- Venus Zine feature
- Oct 2008 Interview with L.A. RecordL.A. RecordL.A. Record is an independent music magazine originally published weekly as a broadsheet poster. The poster usually depicts a local Los Angeles musicians and according to the magazine editors is meant to recreate an iconic album cover. In March 2008, it began publishing as a monthly magazine with a...
- Jolie Holland performance and interview on Radio Happy Hour
- Jan 2011 Interview with Pittsburgh City PaperPittsburgh City PaperThe Pittsburgh City Paper is Pittsburgh's leading alternative weekly newspaper which focuses on local news, opinion, and arts and entertainment...