skye carrasco, her violin & her words. often found on stage or eating hummus with emmalee hunnicutt, her cello & lovely voice & most perfect purple dreadlock::john watkins, what a dazzling lecturer & song-writer::the charming olivia rose muzzy & her powerful string bass & stunning leggings::beautiful portlandian & cellist & talented gardener sonja myklebust::flowing brunette liz parker (also portlandian), arts & crafts guru and inspiring poet. friends, what gems you are!!
Influences
Cherry blossoms polish antique silver. Headin' west to the playground anxiety, fuchsia snow pants. Blossoming eye lashes. Discovering socialism. The drop beat drops anxious, then somersaults in the dormitory. Tights. Tears. Bicycling with ceramic demitasse in Portland. Love. Miles and miles of desert & grass.
Skye has played the violin since the wee age of 5. Childhood=violin practice every day, making paper snowflakes while reading green eggs and ham, & worshiping Alanis Morissette. Years later, when Skye was studying Sonata in D major Opus 94 bis by Prokofiev, Skye decided that she wanted to find a way to play music that expanded her classical training & that also encompassed her love for singing, poetry & whiskey. Skye has been writing & performing her own music ever since, with special inspiration from her first chamber-pop band, Skursula (violin, cello & accordion, 2006-2008). Later, Skye spent time in Portland, Oregon. She found creative solitude with the Cascadian pine trees & old time music radio. Her time out west has fueled a new kind of solo music-making--a style born from Stumptown espresso, steady rain, & drinking red wine in woolen slippers. Skye calls on company of J.S. Bach, Bjork, Ella Fitzgerald, Shostakovitch, & Violeta Parra to create a mingled duet that resonates between her violin-playing & vocals.
wow, thanks, these are amazing! i was gonna eat an apple and play my guitar, but now i want i should translate sumerian poetry and bake pomegranates...
yep, you remember correctly! that was a great show. we'd love to come play with you in iowa city again! where do you like to play? we can also bring you to ames for a show because we have house shows at our place and we also run a music venue called ames progressive. so let's do some shows together!
Bonjour Skye Thanks for the friendly add and nice comment Really appreciate your voice and violin Best wishes from France (Follow me on twitter.com/pascal95 ) Pascal
we're gonna be taking a break for a bit. going to focus on recording and writing new songs. however... as soon as we start booking shows again, let's do it!
