Joan Shelley
Joan Shelley | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1985 (age 36–37) Kentucky, United States |
Origin | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 2010-present |
Associated acts | Nathan Salsburg, Maiden Radio, Will Oldham, Bonnie Prince Billy, Jeff Tweedy, Tyler Ramsey |
Joan Shelley (born in 1985) is an American folk musician from Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Shelley has a released a number of studio recordings. Her second album, Ginko, and third album Farthest Field (with Daniel Martin Moore) were released in 2012 on Ol Kentuck.[1] In 2014, Shelley released her fourth album, Electric Ursa, on No Quarter Records.[2][3][4] In 2015, Shelley released her fifth album, Over and Even, on No Quarter.[5][6] In 2017, Shelley released her eponymous sixth album.[7][8][9] Her seventh album, Like the River Loves the Sea, was released in 2019.[10]
Shelley frequently works with guitarist and musicologist Nathan Salsburg.[11]
Discography[]
Studio albums[9]
- By Dawnlight (2010, self-released)
- Ginko (2012, Ol Kentuck/ok recordings)
- Farthest Field – Daniel Martin Moore & Joan Shelley (2012, Ol Kentuck)
- Electric Ursa (2014, )
- Over and Even (2015, No Quarter)
- Joan Shelley (2017, No Quarter)
- Rivers & Vessels (2018, self-released on Bandcamp)
- Like the River Loves the Sea (2019, No Quarter)
with Maiden Radio (Maiden Radio are: Joan Shelley, Julia Purcell and Cheyenne Marie Mize)
- Maiden Radio (2010, self-released)
- Lullabies (2011, Ol Kentuck)
- Wolvering (2015, ok recordings)
Singles
- "Cost of the Cold" (2016, No Quarter)
References[]
- ^ Fogel, Tiffanie. "2016 Gladden House Sessions: Joan Shelley". WOUB-FM. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Currin, Grayson. "Joan Shelley: Electric Ursa". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "15 Great Albums You Didn't Hear in 2014". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Bowe, Miles. "Stream Joan Shelley Electric Ursa". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Currin, Grayson. "Joan Shelley: Over and Even". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Breihan, Tom. "Album Of The Week: Joan Shelley Over And Even". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Browne, David. "Review: Joan Shelley's Self-Titled Fourth LP Is Exquisitely Hushed Folk". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ Lees, Alasdair. "Joan Shelley on her new album, Leonard Cohen and working with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy". The Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Joan Shelly: Listen". Joanshelley.net. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ Freeman, Jon (2019-09-03). "Joan Shelley's 'Like the River Loves the Sea' is an Intimate Study in Beauty and Sorrow". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Maron, Marc. "Interview on WTF podcast, episode 1067 (October 31, 2019)". Retrieved 18 February 2020.
External links[]
- Media related to Joan Shelley at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Living people
- American folk musicians
- Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky
- 1985 births
- Kentucky stubs