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| name = Joan Shelley |
| name = Joan Shelley |
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| image = Joan Shelley.jpg |
| image = Joan Shelley.jpg |
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| caption = Joan Shelley performing with Nathan Salsburg in Whelan's, Dublin in 2017 |
| caption = Joan Shelley performing with Nathan Salsburg in Whelan's, Dublin in 2017 |
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| birth_name = |
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1985}} |
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1985}} |
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| birth_place = [[Kentucky]], United States |
| birth_place = [[Kentucky]], United States |
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| origin = [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Kentucky]], United States |
| origin = [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Kentucky]], United States |
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| genre = [[ |
| genre = [[Indie folk]], [[Contemporary folk music|contemporary folk]], [[country music|country]] |
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| occupation = Singer-songwriter |
| occupation = Singer-songwriter |
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| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}} |
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}} |
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| years_active = 2010–present |
| years_active = 2010–present |
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| associated_acts = Nathan Salsburg, Maiden Radio, [[Will Oldham]], [[Bonnie Prince Billy]], [[Jeff Tweedy]], [[Tyler Ramsey]] |
| associated_acts = Nathan Salsburg, Maiden Radio, [[Will Oldham]], [[Bonnie Prince Billy]], [[Jeff Tweedy]], [[Tyler Ramsey]] |
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'''Joan Shelley''' (born in 1985) is an American [[ |
'''Joan Shelley''' (born in 1985) is an American [[indie folk]] musician from [[Louisville, Kentucky]], United States. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Shelley has |
Shelley has released nine solo studio recordings. Her second album, ''Ginko'', and third album, ''Farthest Field'' (with [[Daniel Martin Moore]]), were released in 2012 on Ol Kentuck.<ref name="woub">{{cite web|last1=Fogel|first1=Tiffanie|title=2016 Gladden House Sessions: Joan Shelley|url=https://woub.org/2016/07/05/2016-gladden-house-sessions-joan-shelley/|publisher=[[WOUB-FM]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref> In 2014, Shelley released her fourth album, ''Electric Ursa'', on No Quarter Records.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|last1=Currin|first1=Grayson|title=Joan Shelley: Electric Ursa|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19828-joan-shelley-electric-ursa/|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web|title=15 Great Albums You Didn't Hear in 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/15-great-albums-you-didnt-hear-in-2014-20141217/joan-shelley-electric-ursa-20141216|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="stereogum">{{cite web|last1=Bowe|first1=Miles|title=Stream Joan Shelley Electric Ursa|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1707739/stream-joan-shelley-electric-ursa-2/music/album-stream/|website=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref> In 2015 she released her fifth album, ''Over and Even'', also on No Quarter.<ref name="pitchfork1">{{cite web|last1=Currin|first1=Grayson|title=Joan Shelley: Over and Even|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20930-over-and-even/|website=Pitchfork|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="stereogum1">{{cite web|last1=Breihan|first1=Tom|title=Album Of The Week: Joan Shelley Over And Even|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1827798/album-of-the-week-joan-shelley-over-and-even/franchises/album-of-the-week/|website=Stereogum|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Shelley released her eponymous sixth album.<ref name="rollingstonemagazine">{{cite web|last1=Browne|first1=David|title=Review: Joan Shelley's Self-Titled Fourth LP Is Exquisitely Hushed Folk|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-joan-shelleys-joan-shelley-w480796|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="theindependent">{{cite web|last1=Lees|first1=Alasdair|title=Joan Shelley on her new album, Leonard Cohen and working with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/joan-shelley-leonard-cohen-wilco-jeff-tweedy-kentucky-folk-a7763951.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/joan-shelley-leonard-cohen-wilco-jeff-tweedy-kentucky-folk-a7763951.html |archive-date=2022-06-09 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=14 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=OfficialSite_recordings/> Her seventh album, ''[[Like the River Loves the Sea]]'', was released in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-joan-shelley-like-the-river-loves-the-sea-879360/|title=Joan Shelley’s ‘Like the River Loves the Sea’ is an Intimate Study in Beauty and Sorrow|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=2019-09-03|website=Rolling Stone|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref> |
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No Quarter released Shelley's eighth album, ''The Spur'', on 24 June 2022. Upon its release, the album received critical acclaim.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Spur by Joan Shelley |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-spur/joan-shelley |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |language=en |access-date=2022-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joan Shelley - The Spur |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/490217-joan-shelley-the-spur.php |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Album of The Year |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Shelley attended the [[University of Georgia]]. She decided to go to the university due to [[Athens, Georgia|Athens |
Shelley attended the [[University of Georgia]]. She decided to go to the university due to [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]'s strong music culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/29/folk-singer-joan-shelley-the-spur-interview-max-porter|last=Aroesti|first=Rachel|title=Folk singer Joan Shelley: ‘Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don’t go numb’|date=2022-06-29}}</ref> |
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Shelley frequently works with her husband, guitarist and musicologist Nathan Salsburg.<ref name="WTF">{{cite web|last1=Maron|first1=Marc|title=Interview on WTF podcast, episode 1067 (October 31, 2019).|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1067-joan-shelley|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> Shelley and Salsburg had a daughter in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/29/folk-singer-joan-shelley-the-spur-interview-max-porter|last=Aroesti|first=Rachel|title=Folk singer Joan Shelley: ‘Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don’t go numb’|date=2022-06-29}}</ref> |
Shelley frequently works with her husband, guitarist and musicologist Nathan Salsburg.<ref name="WTF">{{cite web|last1=Maron|first1=Marc|title=Interview on WTF podcast, episode 1067 (October 31, 2019).|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1067-joan-shelley|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> Shelley and Salsburg had a daughter in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/29/folk-singer-joan-shelley-the-spur-interview-max-porter|last=Aroesti|first=Rachel|title=Folk singer Joan Shelley: ‘Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don’t go numb’|date=2022-06-29}}</ref> |
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*''Ginko'' (2012, Ol Kentuck/ok recordings) |
*''Ginko'' (2012, Ol Kentuck/ok recordings) |
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*''Farthest Field'' – Daniel Martin Moore & Joan Shelley (2012, Ol Kentuck) |
*''Farthest Field'' – Daniel Martin Moore & Joan Shelley (2012, Ol Kentuck) |
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*''Electric Ursa'' (2014, [[No Quarter Records|No Quarter]]) |
*''[[Electric Ursa]]'' (2014, [[No Quarter Records|No Quarter]]) |
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*''Over and Even'' (2015, No Quarter) |
*''[[Over and Even]]'' (2015, No Quarter) |
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*''Joan Shelley (2017, No Quarter) |
*''Joan Shelley (2017, No Quarter) |
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*''Rivers & Vessels'' (2018, self-released on [[Bandcamp]]) |
*''Rivers & Vessels'' (2018, self-released on [[Bandcamp]]) |
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*''[[Like the River Loves the Sea]]'' (2019, No Quarter) |
*''[[Like the River Loves the Sea]]'' (2019, No Quarter) |
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*''The Spur'' (2022, No Quarter)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Currin |first=Grayson Haver |date=2022-06-20 |title=Joan Shelley’s New Songs Soothe Old Wounds |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/arts/music/joan-shelley-the-spur.html |access-date=2022-06-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Spur by Joan Shelley |date=2022-06-24 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-spur/1612674470 |language=en-US |access-date=2022-06-21}}</ref> |
*''The Spur'' (2022, No Quarter)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Currin |first=Grayson Haver |date=2022-06-20 |title=Joan Shelley’s New Songs Soothe Old Wounds |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/arts/music/joan-shelley-the-spur.html |access-date=2022-06-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Spur by Joan Shelley |date=2022-06-24 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-spur/1612674470 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] |language=en-US |access-date=2022-06-21}}</ref> |
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'''With Maiden Radio''' |
'''With Maiden Radio''' |
Latest revision as of 03:23, 27 January 2024
Joan Shelley | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1985 (age 38–39) Kentucky, United States |
Origin | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
Genres | Indie folk, contemporary folk, country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Joan Shelley (born in 1985) is an American indie folk musician from Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Career[edit]
Shelley has released nine solo 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 she released her fifth album, Over and Even, also 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]
No Quarter released Shelley's eighth album, The Spur, on 24 June 2022. Upon its release, the album received critical acclaim.[11][12]
Personal life[edit]
Shelley attended the University of Georgia. She decided to go to the university due to Athens's strong music culture.[13]
Shelley frequently works with her husband, guitarist and musicologist Nathan Salsburg.[14] Shelley and Salsburg had a daughter in 2021.[15]
Discography[edit]
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, No Quarter)
- 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)
- The Spur (2022, No Quarter)[16][17]
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[edit]
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2022-06-09. 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.
- ^ The Spur by Joan Shelley, Metacritic, retrieved 2022-09-30
- ^ "Joan Shelley - The Spur". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (2022-06-29). "Folk singer Joan Shelley: 'Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don't go numb'".
- ^ Maron, Marc. "Interview on WTF podcast, episode 1067 (October 31, 2019)". Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (2022-06-29). "Folk singer Joan Shelley: 'Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don't go numb'".
- ^ Currin, Grayson Haver (2022-06-20). "Joan Shelley's New Songs Soothe Old Wounds". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ The Spur by Joan Shelley, Apple Music, 2022-06-24, retrieved 2022-06-21
External links[edit]
- Media related to Joan Shelley at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website