Jolie Holland (born May 17, 1976 at Houston, Texas) is an American singer & performer who combines elements of folk, traditional country, jazz, & blues. She is one of the founding members of The Be Good Tanyas. Labelmates Tom Waits & Sage Francis are both outspoken fans of Holland's. Tom Waits nominated her for the Shortlist music prize. Sage Francis has said that Holland's album Escondida was his most listened to album of 2005. Holland also collaborated with him on two tracks on his album Human the Death Dance.
Contributions
* The Grey Funnel Line on Hal Willner's Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys (2006, ANTI-)
* Providing background vocals for Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin's studio solo album Cold as the Clay.
* Providing violin for The Speakers' album, Yeats Is Greats
* Backing vocals on Chuck Ragan's album "Feast or Famine"
* Wrote words and performed Flood of Dreams in film King of California
* Providing background vocals for Steve Abel and the Chrysalids' album Flax Happyon. The tracks for which Holland provided background vocals are "Cinders of the Sun" and "Heart of Misery"
Studio albums
* The Living and The Dead 2008
* Springtime Can Kill You 2006
* Escondida 2004
* Catalpa 2003
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