Caitlin Canty

Caitlin Canty
Caitlin Canty with Recording King guitar. Photo by Jay Sansone
Background information
Birth name Caitlin Canty
Born Proctor, Vermont
Genres Americana, Folk, Alternative country
Occupation(s) songwriter, singer
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Years active 2007 - Present
Labels Independent
Associated acts Jeffrey Foucault, Peter Bradley Adams, Billy Conway, Eric Heywood, Jerry Moses Curtis, Darlingside
Website caitlincanty.com

Caitlin Canty is an American singer/songwriter. The San Francisco Chronicle calls Canty's alto a "casually devastating voice" and NPR says her music mixes "a gritty side with aching ballads."[1][2][3]

Originally from Vermont, Canty moved to East Nashville, Tennessee in 2015. She tours internationally and spends much of her time on the road. Canty writes and performs primarily on a 1930's Recording King guitar.[4]

Her critically acclaimed record, Reckless Skyline, was released on January 20, 2015. Produced by Jeffrey Foucault it creates, "a sound that harnesses the grit and spark at the heart of American music, tempered with a voice both haunting and distinct." The studio and touring band includes Billy Conway (Morphine) on drums, Jeremy Moses Curtis (Booker T) on bass, Foucault on guitars and backing vocals, Eric Heywood (Ray LaMontagne's Pariah Dogs, Tift Merritt, The Pretenders) on pedal steel and electric guitars, and Matt Lorenz (Rusty Belle, Chris Smither) on pump organ, banjo, piano and fiddle. Canty's music is described as having an "Appalachian grit" and has been compared to Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris.[5][6][7]

Canty writes and records with several bands including Down Like Silver, her duo with Peter Bradley Adams.[8] Down Like Silver released its eponymous EP in 2011 and a single, "Light That Match" in 2014. Canty sings backing vocals on Adams' record The Mighty Storm, on Darlingside's Pilot Machines, and on Jeffrey Foucault's Salt as Wolves.[9]

Early life and education

Canty was born in Vermont. She sang in the Proctor Junior/Senior High School chorus and played the trombone in the band. At age 17, she was given a guitar as a Christmas gift and learned to play from a VHS tape of guitar lessons. Canty attended Williams College in Williamstown, MA. She majored in biology and took several songwriting classes and began writing songs.[6][10]

Career

After college, Canty moved to New York City, where she was hired as the first employee of Live from the Artists Den, and later worked as a sustainability consultant.[11] During this time she recorded her first album in her makeshift home studio, and an EP coproduced by the band Darlingside, both of which were out of print as of 2015. After five years working full time and playing solo shows or singing backing vocals in New York clubs including Rockwood Music Hall and The Living Room, Canty quit her day job in order to pursue music full time. Her 2012 album, Golden Hour, was recorded with her trio (Hans Holzen on lap steel and guitars, and Kyle Kegerreis on upright bass) and members of Darlingside in Portland, ME. Reckless Skyline was recorded over four days at Sonelab in Easthampton, MA. It includes 11 original songs and a cover of Neil Young's "Unknown Legend." [10][12][13][14][15][16]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Steffan, Chris (March 2015). "Album Premiere: Singer/Songwriter Caitlin Canty, 'Reckless Skyline". allmusic.com. All Music. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Vaziri, Aidan (February 18, 2015). "Album review: Caitlin Canty, 'Reckless Skyline’". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "World Cafe Next: Caitlin Canty". npr.org. NPR. February 2, 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Mullins, Lisa (January 28, 2015). "Vermont Singer-Songwriter Caitlin Canty". hereandnow.wbur.org. WBUR/Here and Now. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Matthews, Cameron (January 14, 2015). "The Bluegrass Situation SONG PREMIERE CAITLIN CANTY'S 'ENOUGH ABOUT HARD TIMES' IS THE ULTIMATE PRODUCTIVITY ANTHEM". thebluegrasssituation.com. The Bluegrass Situation. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Faignant, Janelle (January 2, 2014). "Caitlin Canty is a Vermont Original". Rutland Herald. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Robson, Gregory (January 20, 2015). "Caitlin Canty - Reckless Skyline". Absolute Punk. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Galvao, Liz (March 2015). "Reckless Skyline: 5 of 5 stars in BUST Magazine". BUST. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  9. ↑ DCM staff. "RADAR: Caitlin Canty". directcurrentmusic.com. Direct Current Music. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Platt, John (April 10, 2013). "Caitlin Canty and Brad Cole - Sunday Breakfast - 2013". wfuv.org. WFUV. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Sisario, Ben (June 28, 2009). "Environmental Efficiency? Cool, but Will You Rock to It?". New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Acoustic Nation (December 2, 2014). "Caitlin Canty Premieres "True" with 'Reckless Skyline' Due Out on January 20". guitarworld.com. Guitar World. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  13. ↑ McGuire, Michael (November 14, 2014). "Caitlin Canty to release new album". axs.com. AXS. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  14. ↑ Leebove, Laura (December 2, 2014). "Song Premiere: Caitlin Canty, "True"". wonderingsound.com. Wondering Sound. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Caitlin Canty sings, writes Vt folk, alternative-country". Green Mountain Outlook. December 18, 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  16. ↑ Ouer, Freedan (November 2, 2010). "Caitlin Canty: Neon Streets". popmatters.com. Pop Matters. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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