Julie Davis

Julie Davis is a singer, songwriter, upright bass player and installation artist who “operates a few years ahead of the indie-rock curve, whether in her spare, haunting vocals or her boundary-pushing arrangements,” ( The Denver Post ). Davis has contributed vocals and bass to the projects of many Denver musicians including Nathaniel Rateliff, Gregory Alan Isakov, Ian Cooke, A. Tom Collins, Natalie Tate, Miss America, Joe Sampson, and Porlolo. She has collaborated and performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and taken the stage at notable spots, including Red Rocks Amphitheater, Chautauqua Amphitheater, the Ogden Theater, the Bluebird Theater, Boulder Theater, London’s Hammersmith Apollo and many others. As a member of Nathaniel Rateliff’s band for eight years, she toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe supporting bands such as John Prine, Bon Iver, Mumford & Sons, The Tallest Man on Earth, Dawes, Dr. Dog, The Low Anthem, Delta Spirit, Ra Ra Riot, Laura Marling, The Fray, The Lumineers, among others. After studying literature at Seattle Pacific University and earning a master of arts in religion and literature at Yale University, Davis briefly considered a career as a poet, priest, professor of literature, and a high school English teacher, but she chose instead to pick up the upright bass and begin writing songs. Many of Davis’ musical projects, including Bluebook, Bela Karoli and Fairchildren reflect her continued interest in literature, and Davis often references myths, fairy tales and poetry in her songs.

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