A SIXTH WAMMIE!
Members of the Washington Area Music Association recently voted for Carey to win a third Wammie as Gospel / Inspirational Vocalist of the year! Her repertoire varies from nature poems set to music, heart-tuggers, R & B, gospel, and jazz classics to lullabies and funny political songs.
Carey’s previous Wammies have included two for Contemporary Folk Vocalist and one for Contemporary Folk Recording (Peace of Wild Things). Special thanks to her top-notch label-mates at Azalea City Recordings, and for the D.C. area’s incredibly diverse community of musicians in general. All of these folks go the extra mile to support one another. Check out the nominees and winners here: www.wamadc.com/wama/wammies/wamnominations26.html. Be sure to look up their music clips on the Web!
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A NEW CD ON THE WAY
A new recording project on the Azalea City Recordings label is wrapping up; the CD features some originals and co-writes with Carey and extraordinary, lesser-known songs by other writers. Chris Murphy of RHL Audio is engineering the project and co-producing with Carey, ensuring that the recording will sound as euphonious as humanly possible…
On September 19th, 2012, the non-profit Institute of Musical Traditions will sponsor a concert/party of Carey’s CD release as part of their popular Wednesday series at the Takoma Park Community Center theater! Please see Carey’s Calendar page for more details.
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MID-ATLANTIC SONG COMPETITION AWARD
Carey won the 2011 Silver Award in the Children’s category of the Mid-Atlantic Song Competition (MASC) sponsored by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington, which receives entries from far beyond the mid-Atlantic region. She and enchanting hammered dulcimer player Jody Marshall performed the winning song, "Who Do I Love?" at the Awards Gala.
The song is an unusual lullaby where the singer is inviting the young one to choose to spend some quiet time together just greeting the stars…or even to stay awake and share how the child felt about his/her day. The song is on Carey’s Peace of Wild Things CD, but is also included in a new compilation of the winning compositions. Here’s a link to find out more about the Songwriters’ Association of Washington’s excellent workshops, MASC, CD compilations, and performance venues: www.saw.org.
Jody Marshall co-produced and performed on Peace of Wild Things. For more about Jody’s many musical talents and doings, please see www.jodymarshall.net.
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MAHBOOD LEN SELIGMAN'S CD
Mahbood Len Seligman’s Wammie-nominated CD, Head Over Heels, features Carey in a duet with Len, and in harmony with vibrant vocalist Wendy Lanxner. Len is a fine singer/multi-instrumentalist and long-time student of Sufism who often provides original music in diverse styles for interfaith worship.
Cellist David Darling has commented about Len: “…soulful, virtuoso guitar playing; without a doubt, one of my favorite guitarists,” and interfaith spiritual leader/author Rabbi Zalman Shachter-Shalomi says: “Mahbood’s music is a delight. His new recording has realized the voices of great mystics from many cultures for contemporary America…Let your spirit soar with these songs.” To hear clips, find out more about Mahbood, and purchase your own copy of Head Over Heels, see www.mahbood.com.
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CDS BY LYNN HOLLYFIELD AND GRACE GRIFFITH
Carey has been providing some harmony and keyboard at several concerts with Lynn Hollyfield and her band; among Lynn’s original songs are those from her wise and lyrical Layers CD. Carey has also enjoyed opportunities to chime in with Lynn and Grace Griffith at concerts such as the Valentine’s Day-themed evening at Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church in February. That night, the repertoire veered wildly and sweetly among Brazilian jazz, Appalachian blues, Celtic ballads and such; guitarist Richard Miller spontaneously swooped up Grace to dance. Magical...
Blix Street Records recently issued Sailing, a retrospective of highlights from Grace Griffith’s beautiful bounty of recordings—no easy feat, since everything Grace touches musically is a heart-filled gem. One of the songs which made the cut on the new CD features Carey and Grace in harmony (Leslie Phillips’ song “Carry You.”)
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HEART EXPANSION ‘ROUND THE WORLD
Carey’s recorded music has been used in some exciting ways, such as:
- in a video about the Interfaith Federation of Greater Baton Rouge, a charity with folks from all three major Abrahamic faiths and many other religions working together to help local people--many of whom have suffered from the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav.
- as a selection aired within a broadcast marking Yom HaShoah--Holocaust Day--on WorldWaves, a program dedicated to “Peace, through good music” on Radio Upper Galilee, Israel, near the Lebanese border. (Menachem Vinegrad, the host, is also co-organizer of Jacob’s Ladder Festival, an acoustic music lovefest in its 30th year).
- at Body, Mind & Spirit gatherings, yoga classes, and women's spirituality groups.
- on Danny Watson's Folk Show in Australia, where the host pondered--through selected songs--the meaning of war, in conjunction with ANZAC Day (roughly the Australian and New Zealand equivalent to our Memorial Day).
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