Originally a child of musical theater, Julie Loyd's music comes across best on stage. Though shes left behind the Broadway vibrato, she uses her movement experience to step inside her songs, contorting, kicking, and undulating to the beat of her own percussive guitar and banjo playing. Whether it's on a guitar or banjo, one can tell her performance experience is considerable.
She started touring professionally at 19, and has released four albums and a live DVD--playing all around the country, sharing stages with such performers as Shawn Mullins, Michelle Malone, Kaki King, G-love & Special Sauce, Hamell on Trial, and Alana Davis, to name a few. She has a knack for making folk dynamic: "I'm tired of folk being seen as boring. Just because I'm playing an acoustic guitar doesn't mean I'm going to be singing about the mountains and if I am, I'm singing loud."
Born and raised alongside the Blue Ridge Mountains in Charlottesville, Virginia, Julie has been struggling with her southern roots and her Yankee mentality since she was a kid. Having lived and toured out of New York City, Northampton, MA, Asheville, NC, and Chicago, IL, she's recently taken up residence in the folk capital of the country--Boston, MA. She tours the eastern half of the US regularly, and tries to tour to the Western US a few times a year as well.
Her fifth and newest album, Dandelions & Party Queens (Release Date: 9/2008) features both her guitar & banjo playing, alongside such players as Julie Wolf (Indigo Girls, Dar Williams, Ani DiFranco). Produced by Evan Brubaker of Cake Records, it's a joyful acoustic romp showcasing Julie's maturing vocals and songwriting.
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey returns to Boston for two nights at the Lizard Lounge w/Club d'Elf on Fri. July 10th and Sat. July 11th!
JFJO & Club d'Elf
Fri. 7/10 & Sat. 7/11
Live @ Lizard Lounge in Cambridge
So my birthday's coming up on October 7th. No need to fear
I've set up a wishlist on amazon.com with a link on my page.
There are some great anime collection's you can get me such
as Robotech, DethNote, Cowboy Beebop, OutlawStar, Naruto,
Chobits. <*;o)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey returns to Boston for 4 very special shows with Club d'Elf on July 10th & 11th.
Come celebrate life with JFJO & Club d'Elf!
| JFJO & Club d'Elf | Live @ The Lizard Lounge |
| Fri. July 10th & Sat. July 11th |
(early & late shows both nights!)
Hi Jules We had a great time at the show Friday night ! You girls are SO talented, I love the harmonies, and you're all good songwriters ! I revamped my page here with 6 new songs, if you get a minute to check them out, I'd love to know what you thought !
just missed you at midway cafe the other night-we're playing in June. Glad to see you're still hitting hard on the east coast. Don't you think it's time we swapped some gigs?
I have placed forty singers I'd love to hear perform live for the first time as my top 40 friends. Would you like to guess who one of these is? Hint: Look in the mirror.
Here's wishing you Holiday Greetings and the Happiest of New Years. May all of your dreams come true. I took this photo a few years ago on a cold winter day in the old part of Bratislava, Slovakia, about an hour's train ride from Vienna, and wanted to share it with you.
