Carolyn Martin: News

Carolyn appeared on WPLN's "Live In Studio C" last week with a jazz quartet; while she's been concentrating on singing Western Swing recently, many of you remember her "Very Thought Of You" CD. Most of the material on the latest "Live In Studio C" is from that album. The show is currently availabl from WPLN's website; the link is: http://wpln.org/?cat=5 and it's well worth listening to. Carolyn and the band, consisting of pianist Rory Hoffman, drummer Tommy Wells, bassist Dave Martin and the lovely and talented Billy Huber on trombone, are on the second half of the show.

Enjoy!

Carolyn's appearance on the Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour is now online go to: http://128.163.130.14/woodsongs-577.wmv to see it! There's also a clip on Youtube of the first song we did on the show; to see that, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqgtavqJ34E

Carolyn spent the morning at Sweetwater, the online music store in Ft. Wayne, IN, helping Brad Lunde and Mark Hornsby from Transamerica Audio demonstrate the sound of A Designs and GML equipment. While we were there, Carolyn was asked to do a short interview about our recent flood and do a duet version of "That's What I Call Cookin'. Both can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjqsCAm8GgM

Carolyn will be performing on the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour on Monday, May 3 at 7:00 - we'd love to see you at the taping, but if you're not in the vicinity of Lexington, KY, on the 3rd, you can listen at www.woodsongs.com on Monday night and beyond!

Sadly, tonight's gig at Norm's River Road House (in West Nashville) has been canceled due to weather. We just got a call from the folks at Norm's; they're moving the PA upstairs because the basement is flooding.

We'll re-schedule at some point in the future, so stay tuned for more news.

The latest Western Way Magazine lists Carolyn's latest CD "Cookin' With Carolyn" at Number 3 - and "Swing" is Number 4! We're grateful to all of the DJ's who play these CD's and to all the folks who have bought it!

We had a great time at Folk Alliance in Memphis - we met some great people, heard some great music and even got to play with some new friends! We feel that the trip will pay off in the long run, because we're getting to expose new folks to Western Swing!
Here's a video from Folk Alliance - someone recorded it at one of our showcases...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBzJYl10o3A

Dear Friends,
As of January 11, 2010, I am no longer a member of the Time Jumpers. The decision to leave was not at all an easy one, but I want to concentrate my energy on my own musical journey.
I am very proud to have been a member of the Time Jumpers these past eleven years, and I have the utmost affection and respect for the other members, past and present. I thank them for their talent, friendship and for the opportunities that I've had as a member of the group. I would like to offer my special thanks to Terry Choate for his unswerving dedication to the Time Jumpers.

Carolyn's new record is called "Cookin' With Carolyn"; the mastering is done, the final tweaks are being done to th graphics and text, and the whole thing should be at the pressing plant on December 21st!

Once the CD is at the plant (and we have a firm delivery date), we'll be offering a pre-sale special - stay tuned for more details!

Carolyn has been working hard on a new project; the CD will be callled, "Cookin' With Carolyn", and we think that it'll be her best effort yet! All of the songs have been tracked, and once the vocals are finished, the mixing will begin. "Cookin' With Carolyn is slated for an early December release.

Recording has started for Carolyn's new project at Nashville's Java Jive Studio, with producer Dave Martin. The songs have been chosen, the musicians are ready, and we hope to have the new record out by the end of November!

Carolyn appeared at the Academy of Western Artists Awards show at the Granville Theater in Garland, Texas on September 22, 2009, performing with John England and the Western Swingers and with AWA winner Liz Masterson. A great time was had by all! A few pictures are in the Photo section of the site.

The Western Music Association has named Carolyn's "Swing" CD as one of the 5 finalists for the 2009 Cowboy/Western Swing Album of the year. The winner will be announced on November 22 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

www.westernmusic.com

The Academy of Western Artists (which awarded the Will Rogers Award to Carolyn as the Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year in 2009) has nominated her for for the same honor this year. Carolyn is honored by the nomination and will be attending the AWA presentation in Garland, TX on September 22.

www.awa-awards.org

Carolyn and the Swing Band will perform on WPLN's Live in Studio C on Tuesday, August 4th; you can hear it online for about a week after the show airs.

Carolyn and the band have ended their Wednesday night residency at the Nashville Palace. It was great fun, but even fun things must end.

It was a glorious Western Swing Wednesday; though Jerry Krahn and Neil Stretcher were absent (Jerry was out of town and Neil had surgery), their roles were filled by the multi-talented Joe Spivey playing guitar and the unbelievable Rory Hoffman on accordion. Regular Nashville Swingers Chris Scruggs, Tommy Wells, Billy Contreras and Dave Martin played wonderfully, as always.

As if this wasnt enough musical madness, our friend Paul Kramer brought in his electric mandolin and sat in with us on the last set.

It was a glorious Western Swing Wednesday; though Jerry Krahn and Billy Conteras were absent (Jerry was working with the Titan Hot 7 and Billy was teaching fiddle in New York City), Mel Deal did a great job in the guitar role and our friend Hoot Hester came out to play fiddle with the band. Regular Nashville Swingers Chris Scruggs, Tommy Wells, Neil Stretcher and Dave Martin played wonderfully, as always.

The lovely and talented Lacie Madison came up and sang with us, and did the equally lovely and talented Amanda Contreras.

This week, we were pleased to have the unbelievably talented Rory Hoffman sit in with us; his unorthodox style and undeniable talent helped make a great evening even better! Check out Rory's website: www.roryhoffman.com
Besides Rory, Freddie Holcomb joined the group for a rousing Texas shuffle. A great evening was had by all!

The lovely and talented Jerry Krahn was out of town this week, so the equally lovely and talented John England joined us for the evening.

Our friend Kat Bowser was kind enough to join us for a couple of songs; she's a great singer!

This week, the talented Chris Scruggs, Billy Contreras and Dave Martin return, along with Jerry Krahn, Tommy Wells and Steve Kummer. This should be a great night!

For the first Western Swing Wednesday on November 26th, I'm pleased to have my Time Jumpers bandmate Andy Reiss on guitar, along with drummer Walter Hartman and pianist Neil Stretcher from John England's Western Swingers, plus the wonderful Chris Scruggs on steel (non-pedal, thank you very much), the extraordinary Billy Contreras on fiddle and Dave Martin playing upright bass.

Photos of the band can be seen at myspace.com/carolynmartin

Join Carolyn Martin and the Nashville Swingers at the world famous Nashville Palace beginning on November 26th for Western Swing Wednesdays, an evening of western swing and traditional country music that will take place each and every Wednesday.

From the very beginning, western swing was dance music. Born in Texas in the 1930’s as an eclectic blend of big band and string band music along with jazz, blues, show tunes, cowboy songs and Dixieland – mixed with the ethnic sounds of Czech, Scottish, Irish, German and Hispanic culture, Western Swing became a definitive part of Texas – and American – music. The Nashville Palace’s large dance floor makes it the ideal venue for dancers as well as for listeners.

Come to Carolyn's Western Swing Wednesdays and dancing can again be part of your Nashville western swing experience.

Carolyn Martin is the 2008 recipient of the Academy of Western Artists (AWA) Will Rogers Cowboy Award for Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year. The award was presented at the 13th Annual Academy of Western Artists Award Show on September 23rd in the Granville Arts Center in Garland, Texas.

“I would like to thank the Academy of Western Artists for this honor. It’s wonderful that the AWA supports Western Swing along with traditional western music and art,” said Martin. Carolyn performed “When You Wish Upon A Star” from her highly latest CD, “Swing”, at the awards show. Among the other performers at the show were the Light Crust Doughboys, Curtis Potter, Darryl McCall and Eli Barsi.

The AWA Awards Show brings together cowboy and western artists, radio personalities, publishers, news media, and other music and arts industry people who share a common interest in all things western, and its mission is to promote and encourage the American Cowboy and Western Arts to future generations. It is to traditional cowboy and western arts what the Academy of Motion Pictures is to the movie industry.

Carolyn Martin will be performing songs from her CD "The Very Thought of You" on Nashville Public Radio WPLN's "Live In Studio C" on Tuesday, September 2. The show airs from 11:00 to noon and will be re-broadcast on Tuesday night from 8:00-9:00. "Live in Studio C" can be heard in Middle Tennessee at 90.3 on the FM dial, and also at wpln.org.

Joining Carolyn will be pianist Beegie Adair and guitarist Andre
Reiss, with Bob Mater playing drums and Dave Martin on bass.