Joan Shelley

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Joan Shelley
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Joan Shelley performing with Nathan Salsburg in Whelan's, Dublin in 2017
Background information
Born1985 (age 36–37)
Kentucky, United States
Origin Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Genres Folk
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2010–present

Joan Shelley (born in 1985) is an American folk musician from Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

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Career

Shelley has 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 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

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

Studio albums [9]

With Maiden Radio (Maiden Radio are: Joan Shelley, Julia Purcell and Cheyenne Marie Mize)

Singles

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References

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  2. ↑ Currin, Grayson. "Joan Shelley: Electric Ursa". Pitchfork . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "15 Great Albums You Didn't Hear in 2014". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Bowe, Miles. "Stream Joan Shelley Electric Ursa". Stereogum . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Currin, Grayson. "Joan Shelley: Over and Even". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Breihan, Tom. "Album Of The Week: Joan Shelley Over And Even". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Browne, David. "Review: Joan Shelley's Self-Titled Fourth LP Is Exquisitely Hushed Folk". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. 1 2 "Joan Shelly: Listen". Joanshelley.net. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ The Spur by Joan Shelley, Metacritic , retrieved 2022-09-30
  12. ↑ "Joan Shelley - The Spur". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  13. ↑ Aroesti, Rachel (2022-06-29). "Folk singer Joan Shelley: 'Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don't go numb'".
  14. ↑ Maron, Marc. "Interview on WTF podcast, episode 1067 (October 31, 2019)" . Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  15. ↑ Aroesti, Rachel (2022-06-29). "Folk singer Joan Shelley: 'Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don't go numb'".
  16. ↑ 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.
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