Jolie Holland (born September 11, 1975) is an American singer and performer who combines elements of

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, and rock.

Career

Jolie Holland performing at the Kings Arms in Auckland

Growing up in her birthplace of

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, Texas, Holland 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

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. 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 ''

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''. Originally self-released, the album was later picked up and re-released by

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. 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

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(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

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Springtime Can Kill You'' (2006) * '' The Living and the Dead'' (2008) * ''Pint of Blood'' (2011) * '' Wine Dark Sea'' (2014) * ''Wildflower Blues'' with Samantha Parton (2017) * ''Haunted Mountain'' (2023)

Live albums

* ''Jolie Holland and the Quiet Orkestra'' (2002)

Contributions

* Multiple vocal, instrumental, and writing contributions on the

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' 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,

) * Backing vocals for

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frontman Greg Graffin's studio solo album '' Cold as the Clay'' * Violin on The Speakers' album ''Yeats Is Greats'' * Backing vocals on

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's album '' Feast or Famine'' * Lyrics and performance of ''Flood of Dreams'' in the film ''

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'' * Backing vocals on "Cinders of the Sun" and "Heart of Misery" for

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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

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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

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* Mixing and engineering by

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on the album "The Living and The Dead" * Duet with

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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 Musicians from Houston American folk musicians American women country singers American country rock singers American country singer-songwriters 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American women singers Country musicians from Texas Anti- (record label) artists The Be Good Tanyas members