holley has written songs for the cystic fibrosis foundation and the metropolitan museum of art has used two of her arrangements of seasonal songs for one of their music releases. she was commissioned to write original music for arlene hutton’s play "see rock city" which premiered at the crossley theatre in hollywood september 2006 and la weekly magazine nominated her for "best original music" for the la weekly theatre awards for the "see rock city" songs. "acoustic guitar magazine" wrote, "claire holley is an observer, a romantic reporter from the backyards and front porches of the heartland."