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Julia Carroll

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About Me

Nationally touring singer-songwriter Julia Carroll has been an active participant in the indie music scene since she began performing regularly in 2004. Subsequently, having added quite a few notches to her belt of live shows, she has been hard at work making a place for both herself and her self-described "HardFolk" music, all the while gathering a slew of devoted HardFolk listeners. A regular to many of the southeast's premier acoustic stages (Eddie's Attic, The Crimson Moon, Smith's Olde Bar, Sentient Bean) she has recently had the opportunity to open for renowned artists such as Rachael Sage, Doria Roberts, and Edie Carey, just to name a few.

An entirely self-taught guitarist, Julia initially stumbled into the world of independent music at the age of fifteen as bass guitarist for a hard rock/heavy metal band. It wasn't until several years later that she began drifting away from the metal scene and toward the acoustic singer-songwriter and spoken word communities. Longing to be more than an avid indie music listener and supporter, she opted to try her hand at writing songs on a six string. It didn't take long for her to realize that not only did she enjoy writing as a hobby, she held a passion for performing as well.

In 2004, After a full year of writing and performing songs at various open mic events, Julia entered Atlanta's own Sound & Fury studio to begin work on her first recording project. What emerged from this collaboration with engineer DeDe Vogt was "2 Cents" - a collection of raw, provocative vocal-on-guitar tracks, produced and performed entirely by Julia. The two years that followed this debut's release were spent touring regionally and preparing for the next recording.

In spring of 2006 Julia re-entered Sound & Fury and, armed with more than enough songs for another full-length recording, commenced work on her sophomore release "Migrating South." Thanks to her loyal listening audience, who purchased numerous copies of the to-be-recorded record in advance, Julia was given the freedom to invite to the studio the talents of several Atlanta-based musicians: Linda Bolley on drums, DeDe Vogt on bass guitar, Brennan Bray ..o, and Amy Lashley on trumpet. Additionally, Julia played bass guitar, percussion, and miscellaneous instruments on several tracks. Finally, in October 2006, hard copies of "Migrating South" were released into the hands of many a hardfolk fan.

One aspect of Julia's music that sets her apart from other performers is the ever-present role that activism plays in her lyrics. Ranging from modern-day natural disasters (and other current events) to identifying as a queer individual living in the South, her HardFolk sound is unmistakably progressive, powerfully compelling, and always delivered with the grace and conviction of someone who is passionate about their work.


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Member Since: 6/15/2005
Band Website: juliacarroll.com
Band Members:
View Julia Carroll's EPK
Influences: progressive thinkers.boundary pushers.glass ceiling breakers.activist artists.inquiring minds
Sounds Like: hard folk! mmmm, try some.... you'll like it.
Record Label: IndiEvolution Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

500 (yeah, FIVE HUNDRED!) Songs For Kids

hey music lovers!  folks in the Atlanta area who enjoy seeing fifty different artists perform in one evening, ten nights in a row, for a bunch of really great causes, might like head out to Smith...
Posted by Julia Carroll on Sat, 03 May 2008 10:51:00 PST

not to be confused with "tea time"...

...or, for that matter, "business time."  no, this is a blog about TOUR TIME.  woohoo!!!  tour tour tour, tour rhymes with... er... tour!  (hey, i know it rhymes with manure, but t...
Posted by Julia Carroll on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:56:00 PST

to the fine folks who broke into my truck...

if, on the off chance, you have found your way to this myspace page... which obviously means that you bothered to check out what "juliacarroll.com" is  (it was, after all, printed on EVERYTHING t...
Posted by Julia Carroll on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:10:00 PST

Hypothetically Spoken

hey y'all!  well, Corey.e.Houlihan and i made it through our Hypothetically Speaking tour without a scratch.  yee haw!  we did almost run out of gas the other night in Nowheresville, Fl...
Posted by Julia Carroll on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:31:00 PST

alright, you....

...you midwesterners, that is! i'm a headin' your way. that's right, i said it! i've only been talking about playing the midwest for, oh, months and months... and now i'm finally gonna make it there. ...
Posted by Julia Carroll on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:24:00 PST

Florida, Florida, here i come...

well it's taken me long enough, but i am FINALLY heading back down to Florida.... THIS WEEK! take a look at the dates on my page for more elaborate details. in the meantime, my quick zip through the s...
Posted by Julia Carroll on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:09:00 PST

rambling through this digital age...

okay, so i realize that folks can digitally download my songs directly from the myspace page. and i appreciate each and every one of you who have done so! i hope you're enjoying the tunes.having said ...
Posted by Julia Carroll on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:04:00 PST

Songwriters-go-round @ JAVA MONKEY, THIS FRIDAY!

FRIDAY, JUNE 18:00 SONGWRITERS-GO-ROUNDJAVA MONKEY, DECATUR GA$5 sugg. donation (read: FREE, but tips appreciated!) ALSO FEATURING.... Amy Lashley (http://myspace.com/amyplaysfolk)Sean Kagalis  ...
Posted by Julia Carroll on Thu, 31 May 2007 02:13:00 PST

Review in Southeast Performer Magazine

so the other day i was sitting in a salon, flipping through the May issue of SEPerformer Magazine, just waiting for my turn in the hair chair... when i came across this little gem of a review.&nb...
Posted by Julia Carroll on Wed, 30 May 2007 10:39:00 PST

collectedsounds.com reviews "Migrating South"

reviewed by Amy Lotsberg, Producer of Collected Sounds www.collectedsounds.comI reviewed Julia Carroll's previous release, "2 Cents," and while I found it a bit harder than my normal fare, I enjoyed ...
Posted by Julia Carroll on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:17:00 PST