The Julie July Band performs their debut show at the Barbican Theatre, featuring contemporary folk-rock music with influences from the 70s scene.
Julie July Band make their debut at the Barbican Theatre on Friday 3 July, their first time playing the venue on Castle Street. It's a folk-rock set, and they'll be playing from their fourth original album, which they've put out this year. The record blends the folk-rock of the seventies with a more modern perspective, so it's new material that still looks back to that era.
Their sound is built around expressive vocals and evocative storytelling, and they describe their approach as having a spirit similar to Cropredy. The set is full of harmony, emotion and musical skill, with the folk-rock side of things coming through in the arrangements. The band's roots run deep into the work of Sandy Denny, and that influence is a good guide to where they sit: folk-rock with a strong vocal at the centre.
That line of thinking extends to the names they cite as influences, too. They draw from Fleetwood Mac, Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Strawbs and Richard & Linda Thompson — the kind of bands that defined the British folk-rock scene in the seventies. If you're into that sound, you'll recognise the territory they're working in. It's music for people who like folk, classic rock and the singer-songwriter tradition, and the Barbican Theatre is a fitting place to hear it.
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The show runs from 19:30 to 22:00, and tickets are £20.
