KALA presents Singer Songwriter Claire Holley on tour with her latest and 12th album release, “Where I Lived,” on Friday, February 20th at 7:30pm. Local folk duo Bellie opens the show. Doors open at 7:00pm. Tickets $25 online at kalaastoria.com.
Born and raised in the Jackson, Mississippi, Claire Holley grew up listening to her Dad’s classical (and country) records and soaking up her grandmother’s jazz piano playing. She began writing songs in college, and thanks to the support of WUNCand a generous producer, stumbled into a career of music. Her self-titled debut from Yep Roc Records was featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition, and Huffington Post called Claire’s voice “achingly beautiful.”
Since living in Los Angeles, Claire has written music for theater productions (including the Actors Co-op in Hollywood, Westmark School in Encino, CA and Mississippi College in Clinton, MS), short and feature length films (including two recipients of the UCLA Directors Spotlight Award), and a ballet under the direction of David Keary. No Depression called Time in the Middle “one of 2015’s finest albums” and her powdercoat ep with Kristin Mooney won the 2014 MIAL “Best in Popular Music” (she’s released twelve records to date).
Her latest, WHERE I LIVED, “a collection of intimate portraits shaped by Holley’s warm vocals and sublime songcraft” according to journalist Jim Simpson for Americana Highways, “feels timeless.” Holley is on tour for the album. Bringing her to the north coast of Oregon, she’ll also be participating in a womens’s song and story retreat at Calgary Episcopal Church. She lives in Los Angeles with writer Chad Holley. See www.claireholley.com
Opening the show will be nature-inspired folk duo Bellie, short for Ellie Dunklee (guitar) and Becca Crawford (mandolin and fiddle). Known for their songs about fish and nature, (you may have heard them at the last FisherPoets Gathering) Bellie performs with tight, upbeat harmonies and old-timey mandolin and fiddle solos.
KALA welcomes singer/songwriter Claire Holley on Friday, February 20th at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7:00pm. Tickets $25, online at kalaastoria.com