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News From Claire Holley

Claire's new record, Hush, will be released May 27, 2008. You can order Hush online at http://www.ccnow.com/cgi-local/cart.cgi?claireholley_7708-4_continue-page

To hear song samples from Hush, visit Claire on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/claireholleymusic

Claire's song "Simple Meals" was one of the songs selected for the HEAR in LA program, (in conjunction with The City of Los Angeles Dept of Cultural Affairs). The song will be one of several selections heard as the "on hold music" on the City of LA 311 phone line!

Claire wrote an essay by about the making of Hush, which Image Journal will publish in their June 27 issue

Claire's song, "Waiting for the Whales" aired on ABC's "Men in Trees" (in the opening scene) at 10/9pm central on Wednesday, April 16, 2008. If you missed it, you can watch the full episode online.

Claire composed music for The Fence, an indendent film which was a recipient of the 2008 UCLA Directors Spotlight Award and will screen June 12, 2008 at the Directors Guild Theater in Los Angeles. Congrats to Matt Silas, writer and director.

Sanctuary is now available on iTunes.

See footage of Claire performing "The Singer" on July 13, 2007

Upcoming shows

• Fri May 16: Los Angeles, CA
• Wed May 28: Little Rock, AR
• Thu May 29: Fayetteville, AR
• Fri May 30: Jackson, MS
• Tue June 3: Greenwood, MS
• Wed June 4: Greensboro, NC
• Thu June 5: Raleigh, NC
• Fri June 6: Greenville, SC
• Sat June 7: Charlotte, NC
• Sat June 14: Los Angeles, CA

See the Shows page for more info.

A Few Quotes About Claire Holley

"The album runs the gamut of all the emotions, captured by Holley's smooth, unforced delivery..." — No Depression

"The slight catch in Holley's voice can break your heart…" — Time Out New York

"…stunning… Holley sings gracefully with a raspy, hushed voice, over smart and surprising guitar parts, making for some unequivocally good music." — Southeast Performer

"The album opens with 6 Miles to McKenney a blues harp and fuzz-toned slide guitar excursion packed with enough on-the-road imagery to make Chuck Berry's head spin." — The Washington Post

"...one of the more notable releases of 2003." — Parke Puterbaugh, Winston-Salem Journal

"Holley's work is straightforward, unabashed and beautiful." — Performing Songwriter

"Her voice sounds real, warm, somewhat familiar, and she might sing about seersucker suits and sleeveless shirts or businessmen and bums in the same phrase." — The Independent Weekly

"There's no mistaking that Holley is a major talent in the acoustic music world." — True Tunes Reviews

Claire Holley is endorsed by John Pearse Strings.