#Julian Taylor

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Soft winter sky , Périgord - Julian Taylor

British , b. 1954 -

Acrylic on canvas . 55 38 cm.

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Julianne Moore as Julian Taylor in Children of Men (2006)

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Julian Taylor - Pathways (2024) … thoughtful album …

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Road Trip Earworms 2024 - Editor's Pick for Favorite Songs

Road Trip Earworms 2024 - Editor's Pick for Favorite Songs @heatherlittlemusic @johnmoreland @willhoge @madeleinekelson @martinkerrmusic @jasoneady @sierraelizabethferrell @juballeeyoung #sturgillsimpson @jaxhollow @joachimcooder @williewatsongs @iammaggierose @theswampdogg @rodpicott @jmillerwv @juliantaylormusic @mikemontreyband @gillianwelchofficial @gracepettis @jesseterry @officialwyattflores @hurrayfortheriffraff @kaiakater @hayescarll @bandofheathens @49winchester @lorimckennama @sophie_gault @mistergabelee @redclaystrays @calebcaudle @calebklauder @annativel @scottseanwhite @rogerstreetfriedman @slaidc @jeffreyfoucault @mindysmithmusic @amyhelmmusic @melissalclarke @americanahighways #americanamusic #americanahighways #favoritesongsof2024 #bestsongs @steveforbert @ameliawhitemusic @caitlincannonmusic @noelinehoffman @brennafrancesmacmillan

Road Trip Earworms 2024 – Editor’s Pick for Favorite Songs There’s nothing like an earworm, sounding so good no matter how many times you play it. I’ve been an earworm listener since I was a kid – hitting repeat to keep that feeling going for hours.  There were a lot of them this year.  I hear a lot of music over the course of a year, and here is my go-to, road trip earworm list for this year. I…

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Julian Taylor - Weighing Down

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Indigenous Music Education Program Launch

Toronto, ON – September 16, 2024 – In celebration of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our groundbreaking Indigenous music education program. This innovative initiative is designed to enrich understanding and appreciation of Indigenous cultures through music, and our inaugural program will feature the talents of acclaimed songwriter Julian…

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"Americana-Cana-Cana-Cana Chameleon … "

Plunger's first encounter with Julian Taylor was the consummate sunny funk of 2019’s Avalanche; our next, 2020’s The Ridge, saw him in full rustic Country troubadour mode (carried off with equal aplomb) ... and then we discovered the rockier vibes of Desert Star! So we did wonder which version of Julian we’d see at The Water Rats in Kings Cross last week… as it turned out, all of them, and more. 

With a very personable stage presence, Julian introduced pretty much every track with a pertinent anecdote. A philosophical preamble on the nature of ‘family’, both personal and in the wider sense, led into the mellow country of Human Race, written for his sister: a perfect vehicle for his treacly Old School ‘Little Green Apples’ vocal, beautifully resonant at lower registers (and not too far from his normal speaking voice), impressively impassioned in the higher closing peaks. Be With You, inspired by the local kids-with-cancer-summer-camp was followed by the last of this solo acoustic introductory trio, the finger-picked bouncy backporch cakewalk 100 Proof, written with a friend to commemorate their respective grandfathers reaching 101, in the final chorus of which Julian seemed to be overwhelmed by emotion.

Julian was joined by Michele Stodart (whose short expressive solo set had opened proceedings) on bass, Rae Vennan on guitar and Siân Monaghan on drums, for the farmstead-childhood-inspired The Ridge: eerie slide (from Rae's dobro, slung bluegrass-style) and cymbal swells introducing a rattling country beat and killer three-part harmony chorus. The darker underlying themes of Seeds (the murderous exploitation of First Nation Americans and Black Africans) were delivered in a resolutely upbeat and optimistic Jackson Browne Cali-bustle, with sophisticated rhythms and fine harmonies. This also featured the first (of several) enthusiastic crowd participation spots! There was more Eaglesy Americana too in the mid-paced amble of Wide Awake’s journey from country boy rural pride to open-minded awareness.

Soft-mallet drums, piano accents (from Rae doubling on keys) and liquid bass propelled Ballad Of A Young Troubadour Julian’s recounting of teenage hitch-hiking adventures (“I think I wanted to be Jack Kerouac!”), its vocalised hook an ideal situation for more crowd participation. Rooted in the aftermath of a serious car accident (“I was OK really but I wrote off the car my grandfather got me”) Opening The Sky’s 'lessons of life to pass to the next generation' had an appropriately big sky jangle, subtle keys and bass underpinning, tom-rich drums, and levels of love for land and family rarely seen outside the likes of Lynyrd Skynrd!

Julian’s last song on acoustic before switching to a Telecaster for the remainder of the show was the bustling Mariachi-spiced Love Enough, full of mMexicali drama, Julian’s vox rich in Orbisonesque impassioned vibrato.

Back Again, celebrating rebirth/reawakening (in nature and in people) mixed breezy West Coast vibe with finger-snapping 50s bobby sox swing, topped with smooth soulful vocals. Siân switched from mallets to sticks to bring added oomph - aided by Rae’s choppy rhythm guitar - to the gospel-tinged country rock of Desert Star (Who Could Ask For Anything More) which included a nice vocalised ‘lead break’. 

Probably not very right on of us, but Plunger couldn’t help think of Robert Palmer’s Addicted To Love during Sweeter, its fuzzy slinky pulse (ZZ) Topped with Rae’s effective wah-wah Telecaster work; and the heavy, punchy, funk of Just A Little Bit evoked Prince-meets-Hall & Oates (particularly the latter, vocally) with the band vocalising the missing horn charts! A false ending to the latter preceded a driving disco-drum-driven coda, with the crowd this time dragooned into adding the horn phrases while Julian latino-rapped over the top. Introduced as “a little bit country, a little bit rock’n’roll, a little bit soul” Set Me Free’s relentless snare-powered Satisfaction beat allowed Julian to show off a gritty Neil Diamond / Bruce Springsteen rasp.

A chance encounter in a bar (and a chance encounter with a campfire) inspired the loping bass-led lascivious disco soul sleaze of Bobbi Champagne (providing a rare chance to hear a crowd of respectable middle-aged Brits bellowing ‘What’s my name? Bobbi Champagne’!) and an ex-partner’s love of “really ugly sweaters” was the spark for Be Good To Your Woman - a sweet, piano-backed, bluesy 60s soul number. The set closed with the storming Funkadelic-cum-Hendrix swagger of Zero To Eleven, but the crowd wouldn’t let him go without an encore: a highly sophisticated drum intro heralded the syncopated N’awlins beat and cracking harmonies of what Plunger *thinks* was Time from Avalanche (sadly we can’t be certain as our attention was hindered at this point by someone kicking over our pint… fair play though, he bought us another one). 

A thoughtful, often thought-provoking, performance from an artist whose low-key down home honest interactions instantly established a warm rapport with his audience, and whose songwriting skills and vocal dexterity (apparently across whichever genre takes his fancy) are second to none.

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La Barge , Ubaye - Julian Taylor

British , b. 1954 -

Acrylic on canvas . 60 x 60 cm.

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Julian Taylor New York Vintage Sheath Dress l Size 6

Julian Taylor New York Sheath Dress: Simply beautiful vintage 90’s Sheath dress features lace detailing, matching belt, short sleeves, back zipper, back kickback.

Size: 6

Color: Peach, black.

Material: Unknow the tag was removed. Feels like a polyester blend. There a some stretch.

Condition: Pre-owned, No visible flaws or stains. In excellent condition!

SKU 420jf

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Giving up?

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ONE TREE HILL | 7.22 ⸺ "Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said the Last Time I Saw You" (2010)

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REVIEW: Julian Taylor “Pathways”

REVIEW: Julian Taylor “Pathways” @juliantaylormusic @allisonrussellmusic @americanahighways #americanamusic #americanahighways @pathways #newmusic2024 @colinlindenmusic #musicreviews

Julian Taylor – Pathways Julian Taylor has a new album Pathways, produced by Colin Linden.  Julian crafts poetic folk and bluesy songs with an easy style and lyrics with optimism and just a touch of lovelorn weariness, the kind that those of us who’ve been through it instantly recognize.  With a track featuring Allison Russell on duet vocals, the songs are serious, engaging, uplifting, and stay…

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The kids will some day be fine.

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