• Name:Holly Figueroa O'Reilly
• Genre:Americana
• Location:Seattle, Washington (Washington State)
• Showcase:Los Angeles, CA
• Website:www.hollyoreilly.com
• Facebook:www.facebook.com/hollyfigueroa
• Myspace:www.myspace.com/giftsandburdens
• Twitter:www.twitter.com/hollyfigueroa
• Youtube:www.youtube.com/hollyfigueroaoreilly

Leonard Cohen cover, "Everybody Knows", picked up by Sony Pictures for the last scene of the last episode of the FX show, "Damages", April, 2010

Featured three times on NPRs "All Things Considered". (see "press")

Selected for Grammy nomination for "Gifts and Burdens", 2007

Gifts and Burdens hit number 26 on the Americana Music Association Charts, number 6 on the EuroAmericana Charts, number 6 on the Roots Music Report, and was in rotation on hundreds of stations (including KEXP) all over the US and Europe in 07/08.

Founder of "Indiegrrl", an organization for women in the independent music industry, 1998-2003 (5,000 members internationally).

While organizing Indiegrrl, worked with Mary Gauthier, Erin McKeown, Girlyman, Kyler England and Adrienne Gonzalez of "The Rescues", and thousands of other women, equally talented, but not as well recognized.)

Competitions and Conferences:

International Songwriting Competition finalist, 2007

Telluride Bluegrass Festival Songwriter's Competition finalist, 2005

Rockrgrl Conference performance review committee and panelist, 2005

JPF "Album of the Year", "Gifts and Burdens", 2009

NACA West Coast Showcase, 2004

Mountain Stage NewSong Contest Finalist, 2006

Discmakers Independent Music World Series Finalist, 2003 (2nd place)

Durango Songwriter's Expo Showcase, 2002

Durango Songwriter's Expo panelist, 2002

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, 2002

AMG Music Pick, "Dream in Red", 2001

Rockrgrl Music Conference Showcase and panelist, 2000
(on panel with Wanda Jackson and Amy Rigby)

Played over 1000 tour dates between 1999 and 2003.

Lil' Factoids:

Finalist: Acoustic Live Songwriting Contest, 2002. (I came in second. Sarah Bareilles came in first.)

I asked my friend, Laura Veirs, to open for my CD release of "Dream in Red" at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle, 2001.

Showcased at the Durango Music Conference in 2002 with Colin Brooks (Band of Heathens). He introduced me to Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta, who comprised the rhythm section on my record, "How It Is".

Sponsorships with Luna Guitars and Lee Oskar Harmonicas.

Sisters Folk Festival Songwriting Contest Finalist, 2008 and 2009 (BOTH times, I got sick and couldn't perform. One of these days, I am going to Sisters!)

Selected Venues:
Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN
Passim, Boston (Cambridge), MA
Lizard Lounge, Boston, MA
The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA
Slim's, San Francisco, CA
Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
Knitting Factory, Los Angeles (the big room)
Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA
The Bitter End, NY, NY
The Living Room, NY, NY (before and after it moved.)
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Missoula Women's Festival
International Women's Festival
National Women's Festival