tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19365406065760617972024-03-17T20:04:48.307-07:00Holly D JohnstonHolly D Johnston is known on the Folk scene as a singer of stories and captivating performer. She is a songwriter and a storyteller and morphs between live music, storytelling and poetry. Holly’s heartfelt lyrics woven together in memorable tunes are sung with a voice that is warm, ethereal and passionate. Holly D Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622901448691363646noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1936540606576061797.post-3336302579429416972019-07-05T10:00:00.006-07:002024-03-17T14:45:43.792-07:00 "A Wonderful Voice with Amazing Stories!" <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">Holly D Johnston is known on the folk scene as a </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">captivating performer and a singer of stories. </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1iFVd-ycC0wbaqSDjGMA9aH45JBwPAsO-d5MocZkVrwy2luLvp79BOh7h2Xk27inKGceOmF4BD2hgw1FjdaFLP8h7xU9IVYbD6IYH0bLrRB-hvxWEIY9zF7wTK8L9gFGtqL3Q8l0wHLG_zkqdB_Zxoyj5NdFQ2Seez2NJEBADuc9jFxhMcRZhLwjH20/s1200/IMG_6331.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1iFVd-ycC0wbaqSDjGMA9aH45JBwPAsO-d5MocZkVrwy2luLvp79BOh7h2Xk27inKGceOmF4BD2hgw1FjdaFLP8h7xU9IVYbD6IYH0bLrRB-hvxWEIY9zF7wTK8L9gFGtqL3Q8l0wHLG_zkqdB_Zxoyj5NdFQ2Seez2NJEBADuc9jFxhMcRZhLwjH20/s320/IMG_6331.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">She is a songwriter and storyteller who moves effortlessly between live music, storytelling and poetry. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Holly’s heartfelt lyrics woven together in memorable melody, are sung with a voice that is warm, ethereal and passionate.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Holly gives listeners an intimate, thought provoking experience, and her </span>songs deliver: <i>'hauntingly exact observations... with poetic candour'</i>. Her voice is repeatedly praised as <i>'mellow, clear and expressive'</i>, her sound: <i>‘seductive and enthralling’. ‘An amazing talent’.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Holly D Johnston shares her music on <a href="https://backwaterrecords.com/" target="_blank">Backwater Records</a> in Suffolk. She also creates children's shows and activities as <a href="http://www.cricketwings.co.uk" target="_blank">Cricket Wings</a>.<br />
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Holly's extensive catalogue of heartfelt music and story is available by clicking 'Shop and Reviews'.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Holly is part of running the <a href="https://www.songwritersclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">Song Writers Club</a> in Bury St Edmunds who meet every 4th Thursday to share budding ideas and inspire the creative craft of songwriting. Once a year this club feeds into the <a href="https://milkmaidmusic.co.uk/" target="_blank">Milkmaid Songwriting Competition</a> where Holly hosted on 2024 and also acted as one of the judges.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR9TE1cmMku2U8n2zOKRW2DiHFSY1nUHssuSwCOlEgHVCwlw6-pNqGnLfdT3vZ08RK2HahoUPtCUVKPzl1nxDTjhnXJTB9YcyGHrPhhV8a-Oirruj6kAU5LgvqFnasin9PODnqBca4m54JQUVN8HPBTUzMkpd8xpIFKstL-v5MNB-Iuue5bQ0Dai4apk/s1600/71abab86-39ba-499b-93e4-539216c6043a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR9TE1cmMku2U8n2zOKRW2DiHFSY1nUHssuSwCOlEgHVCwlw6-pNqGnLfdT3vZ08RK2HahoUPtCUVKPzl1nxDTjhnXJTB9YcyGHrPhhV8a-Oirruj6kAU5LgvqFnasin9PODnqBca4m54JQUVN8HPBTUzMkpd8xpIFKstL-v5MNB-Iuue5bQ0Dai4apk/s320/71abab86-39ba-499b-93e4-539216c6043a.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><h3><span style="font-size: medium;">A Story Singer and Songwriter with something to share.</span></h3><span style="font-size: medium;">Holly has written and sung for as long as she can remember. She also takes the time to feed local talent and to promote songwriting in her home County.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Holly graduated with distinction from the UWS Masters in Songwriting in 2016.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In 2020 she taught on the songwriting retreat at Halwsay Manor with Reg Meuross.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMYrMTMBqxcZoZ6Jq39lfalbN2QpYqgR0L3_c5AZYisEOZJrQnw5J3HYuzAATx6b4JfdbrcdYK_CstaqIlUDzombWg3jU7AkVuQNGhWX9TmwNMwZINKQqGR-D4Vj0VXkDv7pWUoWZsQOtLabcTzGSQT5jDt6Tnm8NfIupzMfHVYF679NPwQlhyphenhyphenoIwiog/s1600/8174be00-7ca1-4205-8b9b-524593774e9c_1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1600" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMYrMTMBqxcZoZ6Jq39lfalbN2QpYqgR0L3_c5AZYisEOZJrQnw5J3HYuzAATx6b4JfdbrcdYK_CstaqIlUDzombWg3jU7AkVuQNGhWX9TmwNMwZINKQqGR-D4Vj0VXkDv7pWUoWZsQOtLabcTzGSQT5jDt6Tnm8NfIupzMfHVYF679NPwQlhyphenhyphenoIwiog/w363-h210/8174be00-7ca1-4205-8b9b-524593774e9c_1.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Holly D Johnston has been hailed as:</span></span><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: medium;">“a <b>leading light</b> on Suffolk’s acoustic scene” (Stephen Foster, BBC Radio Suffolk)</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">; with an “obvious gift for writing <b>profoundly individual</b>, emotional songs and delivering them through <b>pure, passionate, expressive</b> vocals” (Charlie Elland, Folkwords); her music is “delicious, <b>seductive, compelling, beautiful</b>” (House of Prog Radio). </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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