Carrie Newcomer

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Carrie Newcomer
Born May 25, 1958 (1958-05-25) (age 50)
Dowagiac, Michigan, United States
Genre(s) Folk
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s) Guitar, Vocal, Banjo, Bouzouki
Years active 1980–present
Label(s) Philo, Rounder
Website carrienewcomer.com

Carrie Newcomer (born on May 25, 1958 in Dowagiac, Michigan), a native of Elkhart, Indiana, is an American singer and songwriter.[1] Performing since 1980, she has released a number of solo albums since 1991, most recently "The Geography of Light."

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[edit] Biography

Carrie Newcomer was born in Dowagiac, MI and raised in Elkhart, IN. She attended Goshen College from 1977-1979 and received a B.A. in visual art and education from Purdue University in 1980. From 1982-1988 she was a member of the folk group Stone Soup[2] independently releasing two recordings.

Between 1984 -1989 Newcomer toured regionally, after 1990 she has toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe, gaining increased attention after touring with Alison Krauss and Union Station in Europe and parts of the United States. She released her first solo album, Visions and Dreams, in 1991[3]. Between 1993-2008 Newcomer released eleven solo recordings on Philo/Rounder[4]. The Geography of Light, Newcomer's most recent recording was released in February of 2008.

In 2003, her song "I Should've Known Better" appeared on Nickel Creek's Grammy Award-winning and Gold CD This Side.

In 2007 Newcomer collaborated with Quaker author Parker J. Palmer co-writing the song “Two Toasts.” published in 2008 on The Geography of Light. Also that year, she collaborated with Quaker authors Scott Russell Sanders, Philip Gulley and J. Brent Bill to create the PBS special “Festival of Friends: An Offering in 4 Quaker Voices.”[5] In 2007, she collaborated with Scott Russell Sanders and folk songwriters Krista Detor, Tim Grimm, Michael White and Tom Roznoski to create an album and theatrical production entitled Wilderness Plots[6], based on songs inspired by the short stories of Scott Russell Sanders about the history and settlement of the Ohio Valley. In 2007 Carrie Newcomer wrote the theme song for the national organization of the YMCA[7], and theme music for the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “Bad Dates.”

In recent years, she has begun running workshops on writing, faith and vocation and activism and the arts.

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Stone Soup

  • 1982 Sampler
  • 1984 Long Fields - Windchime RC-101/S
  • 1987 October Nights - Windchime RC-102
Carrie Newcomer "The Geography of Light"
Carrie Newcomer "The Geography of Light"

[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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Newcomer, Carrie (HTML). FolkLib Index. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
  2. ^ Stone Soup (HTML). AllMusic. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
  3. ^ Visions and Dreams (HTML). Rounder Records. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  4. ^ discography (HTML). Rounder Records. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  5. ^ "festival of friends", WFYI. Retrieved on 2008-04-06. 
  6. ^ "Wilderness Plots". Retrieved on 2008-04-06. 
  7. ^ "About the YMCA". Retrieved on 2008-04-06. 

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