Caroline Herring
Caroline Herring is a country and folk singer-songwriter. Born in Canton, Mississippi, she has lived in Oxford, Mississippi and Austin, Texas, but now lives in Atlanta with her son, daughter, and husband. Many of her songs deal with slavery and her Mississippi upbringing. She co-created Thacker Mountain Radio,[1] a literary and musical hour that broadcasts out of a bookstore in Oxford, MS, that is still syndicated on Mississippi Public Radio.
Awards
- Austin Chronicle XLent AMP Awards: Top 5 Albums of 2001 (for Twilight)
- Austin Chronicle Top Ten Albums of 2005 (for Wellspring)
- Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 100 Songs of 2005 (for "Mistress" from album Wellspring)
- NPR lists Lantana one of the Top Ten Best Folk Albums for 2008[2]
Discography
- Twilight (2001)
- Wellspring (2003)
- Lantana (2008)
- Golden Apples of the Sun (2009)
- Silver Apples of the Moon [EP] (2009)
Other contributions
- 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin - Broadcasts Vol.10 (2002) - "Whipporwill"
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