Artist Julia King at her Northforker July photo shoot at Treiber Farms in Peconic. (Credit: David Benthal)
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Solo artist Julia King has built a solid following after performing rock and roll, rhythm and blues and folk Americana on the North Fork for three years. A lyricist first and foremost, her style is defined by her words with original music that ranges from sultry to playful to dark and heartbreaking, depending on the emotions she conveys through each verse. (more…)
Local family band Points East is among the North Fork artists we profiled for our special music feature. (Credit: David Benthal)
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If back roads and rows of cornfields have you believing the North Fork music scene is all country covers in dim-lit honky-tonks, we’re happy to report it’s so much more than that. (more…)
American Beech will host weekly clambakes from July 1 to September 2. (Credit: American Beech)
What do you do on Friday afternoons in the summer when your restaurant has a beautiful outdoor bar and dining area? If you’re the team at American Beech in Greenport, the answer is to host a weekly New England Clambake all summer long.
Greenport singer/songwriter Julia King, whose new album ³The Morning
After² was released in January, will perform at Lieb Cellars on Friday,
February 12. (Credit: Madison Fender photo)
The songs of North Fork singer/songwriter Julia King tell tales of both brief dalliances and long-lasting romance.
From the empty bottles of the evening to the strong cups of coffee the next day, the Greenport resident’s anthems are full of universal truths. At 28, she’s had her share of heartbreak, and has given herself permission to feel all the emotions that come along with it.
“The most important thing is to stop judging yourself for your desires or what you’ve done in the past,” King said. “Songwriting is like touching the hearts of other people. Through my suffering I can understand yours.”
And coffee may be the nectar for the local singer songwriter’s new folk rock album “The Morning After,” which was released in January. But wine is a close second. (more…)