For many, being able to record part of an album at FAME Studios in
Muscle Shoals, Alabama and to work with a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
inductee and a Grammy-award-winning producer would be the apex of a
successful musical career. But for New England-based singer Julie Rhodes, it’s just the beginning. On her debut album, Bound to Meet the Devil,
Rhodes fits right in with a star-studded cast that includes cameos by
Spooner Oldham, Sara Watkins, Greg Leisz, and Sheldon Gomberg.
Exhibiting a combination of talent, soul, and grit often unmatched by
debuting artists, Rhodes seems poised to become a mainstay in the
Americana blues music scene for years to come.
Two years ago, however, all of this would have seemed improbable to
Rhodes, as she hadn’t yet written or performed a song. She was slinging
ice cream cones and sundaes at an ice cream parlor, spending 50 to 60
hours a week trying to get by. But attending a house show featuring New
Jersey-based folksinger Jonah Tolchin changed everything for Rhodes.
After Tolchin heard Rhodes sing along to his set, he motivated her to
start writing songs herself. Rhodes then embarked on a two year journey
of writing and recording, which culminated in the release of Bound to Meet the Devil, an 11-track opus of Americana blues, equal parts traditional and contemporary.
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