Julie July & The Wild Strings Folk, bluegrass & Americana with rich harmonies and sparkling acoustic strings.

We need a performance space of at least 8 meters x 5 meters. We require 2 x 13 amp power sockets and 3 parking spaces."

"We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment. We’d also need to be informed if there’s a sound limiter in the venue."

Yes, we’re completely self contained. We bring our own PA system to all of our gigs as well as a simple lighting rig."

Yes, we’re happy to play music from Spotify before, after and between our sets. We’re happy to choose the music ourselves or let the client choose the music."

Headlining at Costa Festival in Portugal
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Warwick Folk Festival
Huntingdon Hall Theatre
Plus many many more

We love playing at all sorts of events but weddings are our favourite! The guests are always happy and it’s easy to get them dancing."

I’ve been singing and performing with the Julie July Band for over 10 years, playing at theatres, arts centres, festivals and music venues across the UK and Europe. Along the way, we’ve released four original albums alongside our Sandy Denny tribute album.

Julie July & The Wild Strings grew from a shared love of folk, bluegrass and Americana, and a desire to explore a fresh acoustic sound. Four of us also perform together in the Julie July Band, so we bring an established musical connection to this exciting new project, with experienced players, rich harmonies and plenty of enthusiasm!

Our influences span folk, bluegrass and Americana, from Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention to Alison Krauss, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan and Dolly Parton. We love expressive voices, rich harmonies and songs that tell a story, and bring that spirit into our own acoustic arrangements.

For me, Sandy Denny holds a special place — her voice and songwriting have been a lasting inspiration. Choosing the greatest song of all time is almost impossible, but “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” would be my choice: a timeless song with beautiful simplicity and emotional depth.

We normally arrive 2 hours before the performance to set up. We normally perform 2 x 45 minutes or 2 x 60 minute sets. We’re happy to play a bit longer or shorter but we’ve found that these set times suit us and our audiences best."

"We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area."

We can learn specific songs before the event but we usually limit this to 5 songs. The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them."

“An excellent show last night in Chippenham, Andrew and I really enjoyed!” (Julie)

“Thank you so, very much for a fabulous evening – lovely Julie July Band, awesome, amazing” (Sian)

“Excellent night and great music from a very cool band” (Hywel)

“It was great!, we thoroughly enjoyed it. A great band performing the songs of my youth with style and talent. Your own material was great too! Well done!” (David)

"Superb band of great musicians. Julie has a voice that really echoes the late Sandy Denny. Go see them if you can, you won't be disappointed. One of the best folkrock bands around at the moment!" (Stephen)

“I’ve no idea what critically acclaimed means these days. Take it from me, the handful of tracks I heard at the Troubadour this week were pretty darn excellent”. (Charlie)
“I had the great pleasure and privilege to see this brilliant band at the Troubadour. It was a wonderful evening and the band played their excellent set of songs from Sandy Denny, and their own songs. J