Julie Felix
Monday 8th December 2014
Julie Felix is an American born, British-based folk recording artist who achieved success in the late
1960s and early 1970s. She arrived in the United Kingdom in 1956 and became the first solo folk
performer signed to a major British record label, when she got a recording contract with Decca
Records. Within a decade she had a well-established career. 1965 saw the artist, who by the end of
that year would become reportedly the first folksinger to fill the Royal Albert Hall, described by The
Times as "Britain's First Lady of Folk".
In 1966 Felix became the resident singer on the popular BBC TV programme The Frost Report,
presented by David Frost. She hosted her own TV shows on the BBC from 1968 to 1970, including the
series Once More With Felix (the first episode was transmitted on 9 December 1967). She performed at
the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969.
She had two UK Singles Chart hits in 1970. The first was with the song entitled "If I Could (El Cóndor
Pasa)", while the second, marginally less successful, was called "Heaven is Here". 1990 saw the release
of a new album, Bright Shadows. On 24 March 2008 she appeared on a BBC Four programme in which
stars of The Frost Report gathered for a night celebrating 40 years since Frost Over England; Felix sang
"Blowin' in the Wind".
Julie will be celebrating 50 years in the world of music with a special concert at the Assembly Rooms in
Glastonbury on the 14th June 2014, which also happens to be her birthday.
Her star continues to shine bright. In the words of Steve Harley:
"There are those among us who just have to play and sing; to whom there can be no question of
quitting; to whom their work is not a job, but a calling. Julie Felix is one such musician."
What began for little Julie as simple home entertainment, as her father and his friends played Mariachi
music into the small hours of the morning, has actually been this remarkable woman's profession for
nearly 50 years.
It's a tough business, music. Only the good and the genuine last the course."
Tickets £10
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