Carrie Newcomer
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| Background information | |
| Born | Dowagiac, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Folk Americana |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocal, Banjo, Bouzouki Mountain Dulcimer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Philo, Rounder |
| Website | carrienewcomer.com |
Carrie Newcomer (born Dowagiac, Michigan) is an American singer and songwriter.[1]
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[edit] Early life and education
Carrie Newcomer was born in Dowagiac, Michigan, and raised in Elkhart, Indiana.[2] She attended Goshen College and received a B.A. in visual art and education from Purdue University.
[edit] Career
In the 1980s, Newcomer was a member of the pop-folk group Stone Soup[3] which produced two albums. After leaving Stone Soup, she began a solo career and released her first album called Visions and Dreams.[4] Between 1993-2010, she released twelve additional solo albums on Philo/Rounder.[5]
In 2003 Newcomer was awarded a Grammy for her song "I Should Have Known Better" Recorded by Nickel Creek on their Grammy Winning Best Contemporary Folk Album "This Side".[6]
In 2007, her album The Geography of Light received the Artist of the Year and Album of the Year awards from Folk Wax Magazine. In 2003 her Album "The GAthering of Spirits" also received the Artist of the Year and Album of the Year awards from Folk Wax Magazine. That year she wrote the national theme song for the YMCA[7] and collaborated with Scott Russell Sanders and folk songwriters Krista Detor, Tim Grimm, Michael White and Tom Roznoski on an album and theatrical production entitled Wilderness Plots.[8]
In 2008 Boston's WUMB radio station, included her on their list of the Top Most Influential Artists of the past 25 years.[9] In 2010 Chicago's WBEZ radio and The Chicago Tribune included her on their list of To 50 folk artists of the last 50 years.[10]
In 2009 Newcomer traveled to India as a cultural ambassador for The American Center and worked with students of the American Embassy School in New Delhi.[11] While in India, Newcomer performed concerts organized by the U.S. State Department and visited community service projects and facilitated workshops.[6]
In 2011 Newcomer returned to India as a cultural ambassador for The American Center and worked with students of the American Embassy School in New Delhi. The American School Bombay, and The International School Chennai.[12] While in India, Newcomer performed concerts organized by the U.S. State Department and visited community service projects and facilitated workshops.[6]
In 2011 she released the album, Everything is Everywhere, on Available Light Records which featured Amjad Ali Khan and his sons, Amaan and Ayaan on traditional Indian instruments. The profits of "Everything is Everywhere" benefit Interfaith Hunger Initiative[6]
Newcomer collaborated with author Parker J. Palmer to create the presentation "Healing the Heart of Democracy."[13]
Newcomer collaborated with author Jill Bolte Taylor to create the presentation "Transforming Stories."[14]
Newcomer also collaborated with authors Scott Russell Sanders, Philip Gulley and J. Brent Bill for the PBS special Festival of Friends: An Offering in 4 Quaker Voices.[15]
Newcomer has toured the United States, Europe, and India including performances with Alison Krauss.[16]
[edit] Personal
Newcomer gives a percentage of her album sales to charitable organizations including the The Interfaith Hunger Initiative American Friends Service Committee, America's Second Harvest, The Center for Courage and Renewal, and Literacy Volunteers of America.[17]
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Stone Soup
- 1984 Long Fields - Windchime RC-101/S
- 1987 October Nights - Windchime RC-102
[edit] Solo
- 1991 Visions and Dreams - Philo PH 1193 [1995 reissue]
- 1994 An Angel At My Shoulder - Philo PH 1163
- 1995 The Bird or the Wing - Philo PH 1183
- 1996 My Father's Only Son - Philo PH 1203
- 1998 My True Name - Philo PH 1223
- 1999 Bare to the Bone [Live] - Philo CD 9901
- 2000 The Age of Possibility - Philo PH 1226
- 2002 The Gathering of Spirits - Philo PH 1243
- 2004 Betty's Diner: The Best of Carrie Newcomer - Philo PH 1245
- 2005 Regulars and Refugees - Philo PH 1247
- 2008 The Geography of Light - Philo PH 1253
- 2010 Before & After" - Philo PH 1259
- 2011 Everything Is Everywhere Available Light Records AL 1001
[edit] compiliations
- 1993 Shelter: The Best Of Contemporary Singer-Songwriters Putumayo Presents Series
- 1996 One More Song:An Album For Club Passim Rounder Records
- 1998 Kerrville Folk Festival: 25th Anniversary
- 2001 Rounder Records: Celebrating 30 Colorful Years [Compilation, Limited Edition]
- 2002 The Singer Songwriter Collection Rounder Records
- 2003 Song Mania (More Songs About Love and Despair)
- 2007 Wilderness Plots Rosehill Records
- 2008 Kyser Klassics (Partial Capo)
DVDs
- 2005 A Festival of Friends WFYI Public Broadcast
- 2006 Bernice Johnson Reagon/Holly Near/Carrie Newcomer : Light of Change DVD
- 2008 Wilderness Plots Songs and Stories of the Prairie
[edit] References
- ^ "Newcomer, Carrie". FolkLib Index. http://www.folklib.net/index/indexn.shtml#Newcomer,Cr. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ "Indianapolis metromix interview". http://indianapolis.metromix.com/music/article/q-and-a-with-indianapolis/1776251/content. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "Stone Soup". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p22781. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ "Visions and Dreams". Rounder Records. http://www.rounder.com/?id=album.php&catalog_id=5277. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "discography". Rounder Records. http://www.rounder.com/?id=discography.php&musicalGroupId=213. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ a b c d Lindquist, David (October 30 2011) "Its a long way from Indiana to India, The Indianapolis Star,page G1
- ^ "About the YMCA". http://www.ymca.net/about_the_ymca/. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "Wilderness Plots". http://musicroad.blogspot.com/2007/05/now-playing-wilderness-plots.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "official webpage". http://www.carrienewcomer.com/carrie-newcomer-workshops.html. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "official webpage". http://www.carrienewcomer.com/carrie-newcomer-workshops.html. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "Mumbai embassy page". http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/pnenewcomer09.html. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "Mumbai embassy page". http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/pnenewcomer09.html. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "Mike Green and associates". http://www.mikegreenassociates.com/index.php?page=bio&display=43f. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "Transformative Stories". http://drjilltaylor.com/resources/Transformative+Stories.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "festival of friends". WFYI. http://www.wfyi.org/festivaloffriends.asp. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "official biography". http://www.carrienewcomer.com/Bloom-Magazine-Feature-and-Cover.html#carrie-newcomer-biography.html. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "official webpage". http://www.carrienewcomer.com/#community-carrie-newcomer-activism-links.html. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
