CINDERELLA is the first song off Julia Francis' upcoming live album, LIVE AT THE ROYAL ROOM. 
Julia Francis, whose voice is like the butterfly effect of a howling midnight wind from the globe’s other side, fronts the song and she’s backed by the versatile lead guitarist Darren Loucas, the bassist supreme Evan Flory-Barnes, twinkling keyboardist Mark Lutwak and bashing drummer Mike Peterson. The five-piece is a swirling portal to the days when rainbow-colored sunglasses and VW busses made for the best of friends. Mixed by veteran producer Steve Fisk and mastered by the acclaimed Rachel Field, the song shrieks and swoons. 

Julia had this to say about CINDERELLA: "Recorded live at Seattle's Royal Room in 2020 just before Covid took hold, I wrote the song nearly twenty years earlier, when I was on the brink of some major life changes, leaving a marriage, struggling with addiction and childhood trauma, and trying to find the REAL ME. I hope listening to this song inspires you to channel your own pent-up desires, embrace your authentic self, and release what no longer serves you."
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Copyright 2021 No Shrinking Violet

Live at The Royal Room

Cinderella

Cinderella (Single)

Enjoy this 2-minute sound bath designed to calm your nervous system, bring your energy centers into vibrational alignment and take you on a sonic journey of serenity.  *Use headphones for optimal sound experience.

Julia Francis is a sound healing practitioner who works with her voice and crystal singing bowls to encourage personal catharsis and embodied presence. She channels the frequencies of her Celtic ancestors to create a field of peace and limitless possibilities.

“I was experiencing fear and chaos which was much doused by Julia’s soundbath. I was filled with the knowledge that light is possible.” -Client

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2 Minute Sound Bath for Relaxation

You Haul written and performed by Julia Francis, from her album 'Lucky Penny' produced by Victor DeLorenzo and Mike Hoffmann in 2008 on No Shrinking Violet Records. Featuring Jeff Fielder on guitar, Andy Stoller on bass and Ben Smith on drums. www.juliafrancis.com

Photo by Claudia Haon

Lucky Penny

You Haul

The Ladybug written and performed by Julia Francis, from her album 'Lucky Penny' produced by Victor DeLorenzo and Mike Hoffmann in 2008 on No Shrinking Violet Records. Featuring Jeff Fielder on guitar, Andy Stoller on bass and Ben Smith on drums. www.juliafrancis.com

Photo by Michael Lee

The Ladybug

'Thanksgiving Song' was written by Julia Francis and recorded and co-produced by Guy Slater in the magnificent Valley of the Moon in Northern California.
Copyright 2010 Julia Francis Music.

Thanksgiving Song

“Francis’s style of singing, which is deliberate, dynamic, and brandishing a slightly jagged edge similar to 1970s icon Janis Joplin, feels apt, given the very 1970s free-thinking mindset of the song itself.” - American Songwriter

Written by Julia Francis
Produced by Steve Fisk
The band: Julia Francis vox, Darren Loucas guitar, Mark Lutwak keys, Rebecca Young bass, Mike Peterson drumsRecorded at Avast in Seattle, WA
Mastered by Rachel Field and Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering
copyright 2020 No Shrinking Violet
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I Don't Remember Me - Julia Francis - single

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When You Get What You Want was written in my home studio in Seattle and tracked at Avast Recording in December 2019. Helmed by acclaimed producer Steve Fisk, the songs were recorded with the whole band playing live in one big room, then cut in single takes.

This collection of songs explores the ways we can rid ourselves of the conditioning that keeps us from following our bliss.

I hope these songs make you feel seen.

My band feeds the roots of my songs, and my voice feels free to go beyond… Our aim is transformation.

"Francis’s style of singing, which is deliberate, dynamic, and brandishing a slightly jagged edge similar to 1970s icon Janis Joplin, feels apt, given the very 1970s free-thinking mindset of the song itself.” – American Songwriter
credits
released September 4, 2020

Vocals - Julia Francis
Guitar - Darren Loucas
B3 - Mark Lutwak
Bass - Rebecca Young
Drums - Mike Peterson
Congas - Tendai ‘Baba’ Maraire
Choir - Carrie Akre, Ailisa Newhall, Rebecca Young

Produced/Recorded/Mixed by Steve Fisk at Avast Recording
Mastered by Rachel Field and Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering
All songs C 2020 Julia Francis (BMI)
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When You Get What You Want - Julia Francis - single

written by Julia Francis
Copyright 2020 No Shrinking Violet

Drawers - Julia Francis - single

Many white Americans are being confronted with their role in systemic racism;  They are waking up to their white privilege and the knowledge that racism is a part of the fabric of society. It’s an uncomfortable and necessary process. But, how does one process their accountability to the harm without centering themselves, without being performative? When artists need to process they make art, which once shared can feel performative.  ‘Roots Go Down’, the latest single from Julia Francis, is her way of processing and internalizing that reckoning with transparency. 

‘Roots Go Down’ is a journey, beginning with Francis innocently asking, “I thought everyone was just like me, I thought everybody was free, Why wouldn’t I?” The song then moves through her processing that the “apple doesn't fall far from the tree” as she takes responsibility for her ancestors and her own role in systemic racism. By the end of the song Francis is more aware of her culpability and role in repairing the harm done, “My eyes are white to this history, Put an end to this legacy, Why wouldn’t I?”

“‘Roots Go Down’ reflects my exploration as a white person with privilege and responsibility in a racist system. Writing ‘Roots Go Down’ helped me create more space within myself for the stories of the people who have been exploited, marginalized, and erased. It isn’t about calling others to action or being performative, Roots Go Down is the musical output of the journey I am on.” Julia Francis said of her latest single. 

‘Roots Go Down’ was written and sung by Julia Francis with Darren Loucas on guitar, Evan Flory-Barnes on Bass, Mark Lutwak on Keys and Mike Peterson on bass.  ‘Roots Go Down’ was mixed by producer Steve Fisk (Ben Gibbard, Car Seat Headrest) and mastered by Rachel Field (Thunderpussy, Pearl Jam) of Resonant Mastering. 

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“Francis’s style of singing, which is deliberate, dynamic, and brandishing a slightly jagged edge similar to 1970s icon Janis Joplin, feels apt, given the very 1970s free-thinking mindset of the music itself.” – American Songwriter

Roots Go Down

Julia Francis is a singer-songwriter and sound healing practitioner. Her music is deeply rooted in the blues legacies of women like Gertrude "Ma” Rainey and Billie Holiday among others. KBCS Music Director Iaan Hughes describes her voice as "howling, blistering...like Bessie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe colliding with Slick and Tedeschi. There's a mind-clearing blow to Julia!s voice that does just what music should: it takes you out of yourself.”

Francis sees her voice as a powerful tool for healing and uniting people, making her performance a moving and uplifting one so you better hold on.

“Francis’s style of singing, which is deliberate, dynamic, and brandishing a slightly jagged edge similar to 1970s icon Janis Joplin, feels apt, given the very 1970s free-thinking mindset of the song itself.” - American Songwriter
 
www.juliafrancis.com

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