Joan Shelley (born in 1985) is an American
indie folk musician from
Louisville, Kentucky
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, United States.
Career
Shelley has released a number of studio recordings. Her second album, ''Ginko'', and third album, ''Farthest Field'' (with
Daniel Martin Moore
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Musical career
After leaving the Peace Corps, Moore mailed Sub Pop Records
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), were released in 2012 on Ol Kentuck.
In 2014, Shelley released her fourth album, ''Electric Ursa'', on No Quarter Records.
In 2015 she released her fifth album, ''Over and Even'', also on No Quarter.
In 2017, Shelley released her eponymous sixth album.
[ Her seventh album, '']Like the River Loves the Sea
''Like the River Loves the Sea'' is the seventh studio album by American folk musician Joan Shelley. It was released on August 30, 2019, by independent label No Quarter Records. The album received critical acclaim from critics, with many praising ...
'', was released in 2019.
No Quarter released Shelley's eighth album, ''The Spur'', on 24 June 2022. Upon its release, the album received critical acclaim.
Personal life
Shelley attended the University of Georgia
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, establ ...
. She decided to go to the university due to Athens
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's strong music culture.
Shelley frequently works with her husband, guitarist and musicologist Nathan Salsburg.
Discography
Studio albumsElectric Ursa
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'' (2014, No Quarter
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)
*''Over and Even
Over may refer to:
Places
* Over, Cambridgeshire, England
*Over, Cheshire, England
*Over, South Gloucestershire, England
* Over, Tewkesbury, near Gloucester, England
** Over Bridge
*Over, Seevetal, Germany
Music
Albums
* ''Over'' (album), by P ...
'' (2015, No Quarter)
*''Joan Shelley (2017, No Quarter)
*''Rivers & Vessels'' (2018, self-released on Bandcamp
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)
*''Like the River Loves the Sea
''Like the River Loves the Sea'' is the seventh studio album by American folk musician Joan Shelley. It was released on August 30, 2019, by independent label No Quarter Records. The album received critical acclaim from critics, with many praising ...
'' (2019, No Quarter)
*''The Spur'' (2022, No Quarter)
References
External links
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Living people
American folk musicians
Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky
1985 births
University of Georgia alumni