Carter Family, Sarah Vaughn, Tammy Wynette, Judy Collins, Thomas Dorsey, Carter Stanley, Joan Baez, Thea Bowman, Bill Monroe, Mahalia Jackson, Joni Mitchell, Kate Wolf, Mississippi John Hurt, Bobbi Gentry, Nanci Griffith, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams Sr., Merle Haggard, Othar Turner, Lydia Mendoza, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Maria McKee, Peter Rowan, Doc Watson, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Mark Kozelek, Iris Dement, Johnny Cash, Tish Hinojosa, Mose Allison.
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"Herring's vocals are clear and lovely, evoking the classic voices of Baez, Collins, and Mitchell, yet grounded in the country dirt of Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, and Eliza Gilkyson."
-Dirty Linen Magazine
Caroline Herring is a Mississippi-born, Atlanta-based singer/songwriter. She started her career in Austin, TX, where she won the 2002 Best New Artist award in both the Austin American-Statesman and the Austin Chronicle. There she released two albums: Twilight (2001) and Wellspring (2003). Herring relocated to Atlanta, and recently she won the 2008 Best Singer/songwriter award in Atlanta’s Creative Loafing.
In 2008, Herring released her outstanding album Lantana (Signature Sounds), a highly acclaimed thematic album based on the lives of various women, mostly Southern. Her latest release Is Golden Apples of the Sun on Signature Sounds.
According to Fish records(UK),"The beautiful songs and guitar work form the framework for her vocals, and on ‘Golden Apples of the Sun’ she’s never sounded better, there’s a delicacy and world-weariness that makes her perfect for emotionally powerful songs; there are moments here that are breathtaking in their power and simplicity.
"For the last few years Caroline Herring has been one of the best low-key singer/songwriters around, and this album shows a confidence and power that will bring her to a wider audience."
Hello Caroline! Thank you from a cold, dark and dank UK for accepting me as a MySpace friend. My afternoon is brighter already. Love your voice and your songs and will listen to a selection now (with yet another mug of tea). Best wishes!
hi, how are you doing? i wanted to stop by your page and let you know what has been going on in my life.....the new album i just finished with charlie sexton in austin is available for pre-sale by clicking the banner at the top of my page.....i am in wisconsin right now and leave here heading to the south east....lots of great things are happening.....we just shot a new video in nashville, it is the single from the album .......hope you will check out both.....here is the link to the video....let me know what you think about it if you get a chance to watch it.....
Ciao,Caroline Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, Band, and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, be really one whom is worth rather a lot! I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music all the best.. from italy.. and good life.. every day neal
Sounds good! Remember to look up Grub Cafe Music Bar in East Grinstead please - they would always try to find a date for you to come play. Let me know nearer the time and I can help arrange ...
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
Thanks for the heads up Caroline. Needless to say I will be getting you new album of songs. I'll keep a look out for when you are next up my way too. Jamming Java is just a stone's throw from where I live...so long as you can throw it twenty miles or so. Keep the songs coming by the way. I truly can't get enough. - Jeff Gilpin PS - I have 1 song out there on the market now if you want to check it out. it's called Looking Up and availible on iTunes, Amazon, etc... I would love to hear what you think of it. thanks -jg
Wonderful evening at the Book Fest!!! It was quite an introduction to your work! You have eight new fans in North Fulton Suburbia-land.................................................