Jolie Holland is an American singer and performer who combines elements of

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, rock,

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, and

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Career

Jolie Holland performing at the Kings Arms in Auckland

Growing up in

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, Texas, Jolie left in 1994, moving to

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, and

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before ending up in

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, Canada, where she was one of the founding members of

The Be Good Tanyas The Be Good Tanyas are a Canadian folk music group formed in Vancouver in 1999. Their influences include folk, country, and bluegrass. The style of music they perform can be referred to as alt-country or Americana. History The Be Good Tanya ...

. Holland left the band before the release of their debut album, '' Blue Horse'', on which she appears prominently. She returned to San Francisco, where she recorded her first album, 2002's '' Catalpa''. Originally self-released, the album was later picked up and re-released by ANTI-. In 2004 she released her first album for ANTI-, 2004's

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. ANTI- labelmates

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and

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are both outspoken fans of Holland's: Waits nominated her for the

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, while Francis has said that ''Escondida'' was his most listened to album of 2005. As well as releasing another four solo albums for ANTI- and touring globally, Holland has performed a number of collaborations with other artists, including with fan Sage Francis (on his album ''

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)'' and Booker T. (with whom she recorded "

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" in 2007). In 2016, she reunited with Be Good Tanyas bandmate Samantha Parton and they began touring as a duo, releasing the jointly-credited album ''Wildflower Blues'', on Cinquefoil Records, in 2017 and embarking on a joint tour through 2018.

Discography

Live albums

* '' Jolie Holland and The Quiet Orkestra'' 2002

Studio albums

* '' Catalpa'' 2003 * ''

'' 2004 * '' Springtime Can Kill You'' 2006 * '' The Living and the Dead'' 2008 * '' Pint of Blood'' 2011 * '' Wine Dark Sea'' 2014 * ''Wildflower Blues'' 2017 (with Samantha Parton)

Contributions

* Multiple vocal, instrumental, and writing contributions on the Be Good Tanyas' debut album, ''Blue Horse'', released in 2000 (after Holland's departure from the band). * Multiple collaborations with

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, 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

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's '' Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys'' (2006, ANTI-) * Backing vocals for

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frontman Greg Graffin's studio solo album ''

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'' * Violin on The Speakers' album ''Yeats Is Greats'' * Backing vocals on

Chuck Ragan Charles Allen Ragan (born October 30, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the guitarist and vocalist of the band Hot Water Music. Ragan has also released a variety of solo material, including a series of 7-inches on ...

'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" for Steve Abel and the Chrysalids' album ''Flax Happyon'' * Backing vocals on David Gray's "Kathleen" * Contributed to two tracks on Sage Francis' ''

'' and is featured in the video for "Got Up This Morning" * Backing vocals on "Songs for Love Drunk Sinners" by Jan Bell and the Cheap Dates * Collaboration with

Booker T. Jones Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known art ...

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 Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is best known for playing Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award, four SAG Awards, and one American Com ...

* Mixing and engineering by

Joel Hamilton Joel Hamilton (born 1980) is an American Brooklyn-based record producer, audio engineer and musician. Hamilton performs as a musician for the band Book of Knots. He is also a producer and engineer at Studio G in Brooklyn, New York. In the summer ...

on the album "The Living and The Dead" * Duet with Guy Garvey on "Electricity" from the 2015 album " Courting the Squall" * Backing vocals and violin on Eric Terino’s “Innovations of Grave Perversity” LP and “Body Gets Stoned” EP

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holland, Jolie 1975 births Living people Singer-songwriters from Texas People from Houston American folk musicians American women country singers American country rock singers American country singer-songwriters 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Country musicians from Texas Anti- (record label) artists