| Kendel Carson | |
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Kendel Carson plays on the CBC Plaza in Vancouver |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kendel Carson |
| Born | 1985 (age 26–27) |
| Origin | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Fiddle, guitar |
| Years active | ca 1998–present |
| Labels | Train Wreck |
| Associated acts | Carrie Rodriguez, Chip Taylor, The Paperboys |
| Website | http://kendelcarson.com/ |
Kendel Carson (born ca. 1985) is a Canadian singer and fiddler. She performs with the folk music band The Paperboys, but is best-known internationally as a roots/country solo artist.
She was born in Alberta and at the age of seven she moved with her family to Victoria, British Columbia. She started to play the violin at age 3. She studied classical music and at age twelve she and her brother Tyler Carson were regular soloists for a children’s concert series with the Victoria Symphony.[1] In 2003, she played with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.[2]
Along with her interest in classical music, she and her brother enjoyed other genres of music and they performed as buskers on the streets of Victoria. She once played an impromptu fiddle accompaniment for Spirit of the West. Following her stint with the Youth Orchestra she joined the Celtic rock group The Paperboys in Vancouver on the strength of her experience with Spirit of the West.[1]
Later, at an outdoor concert with The Paperboys, she met Chip Taylor, the noted songwriter famous for such songs as "Angel of the Morning," and he became her mentor, musical partner, and producer. With Taylor, she has developed her vocal talents along with her fiddling. She records for Taylor’s Train Wreck Records and they have performed together in North America and in Europe.[3]
Her first album with Taylor, Rearview Mirror Tears was named by Q Magazine as one of the five best roots albums of 2007. XM Radio declared it one of the top ten country albums of the year.[4]
She lists Janis Joplin, Lucinda Williams, The Band, and Emmylou Harris among her many influences.[1]