Cary Morin

Artist Information

Biography

Cary Morin brings together the great musical traditions of
America and beyond like no other, from the rocking, electrified world groove of The Atoll, to the pared-down
acoustic blues of Sing It Louder, which showcases Morin’s
deft fingerstyle guitar.
Sing It Louder revisits Morin’s musical origins in Great Falls, Montana, where he cut his teeth picking guitar standards at neighborhood get-togethers. Here, original songs, such as This Train, Rounders, and the title track, as well as innovative covers of War and Black Friday, display his distinctive songwriting style, which has been described as acoustic Native Americana, with strong qualities of jam,
reggae, jazz, blues, bluegrass and dance. Tim Duffy,
president of Music Makers Relief Foundation, describes Morin as “a brilliant guitarist, heartfelt songwriter and soulful singer whose music gives us pause to reflect on life's great rewards.”
The release of Sing It Louder follows close on the international success Pura Fe Trio Live! A Blues Night in North Carolina, a recording from which Ole Midlife Crisis, a song he wrote and performed with Pura Fé, placed at
number 17 on France’s iTunes blues chart in March 2011.
Crow tribal member and son of an air force officer, Morin was born in 1962 in Billings, Montana. He spent the bulk of his youth in Great Falls before relocating to Northern, Colorado. There, his musical career started off running with The Atoll, a band he founded in 1989 and that toured
nationally, quickly gaining an enthusiastic and devoted following.
With The Atoll and The Pura Fé Trio, and also as a solo artist, Morin has played celebrated venues across the globe, including Paris Jazz Festival, Winter Park Jazz Festival, Folk Alliance International, River People Festival, Shakori Hill Festival and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Morin’s performances have reached millions through national TV in Japan, France and the UK; and national radio in the US (NPR’s Beale Street Caravan), UK (BBC’s Whose London), France (RFI), Switzerland and Belgium.
Morin’s musical relationship with Pura Fé began during the stage show Tribe at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix.
His stage credits also include co-authorship of Turtle Island, a 50-member production that played two consecutive years to sold- out audiences in Northern Colorado. With the Red Willow Dancers, Morin was a guest of the internationally renowned Kodo Drummers in Ogi japan, performing at their 1998 spring festival and other dates in Japan. He has produced or appeared on over 15 recordings, and has toured 22 US states, as well as Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and the UK. Cary Morin currently performs with The Pura Fé Trio, The Cary Morin Duo and The Atoll.

Instrumentation

Discography

"Streamline" - Cary Morin Solo - June 1, 2013
"Sing It Louder" - Cary Morin Duo - Music Maker (2011)
"Pura Fe Trio Live! a blues night in north carolina" - Pura Fe Trio - Music Maker (2011)
"Unity" - The Atoll - Crow Records (1995)
"Dream Marquee - Live At Lindens" - The Atoll - Linden Street Records (1993)

Official Website

http://www.carymorin.com

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Audio

• Here & Now
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• Thunder Take 2 2
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• Prisoner
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• Sing It Louder
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• Nobody Loves You
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• Black Friday
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Lyrics

• Sing It Louder
• Prisoner
• Nobody Loves You

Video

River People Festival 2012 - "Sing It Louder"

Cary Morin & Peter Knudson in Cachan, France - "This Train"

Photo Gallery

Press

• Pura Fe provides a passionate interlude at New Orleans Jazz Fest [+ Show ]
  

  Pura Fe delivered a passionate set at the Blues Tent during a persistent rain at the New Orleans Jaz...Pura Fe delivered a passionate set at the Blues Tent during a persistent rain at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Thursday (May 2). The North Carolina-based blues singer accompanies herself with haunting swells from a lap guitar, which combine eerily with the fiery electric guitar riffs by Cary Morin and soulful digital bongo beat from Peter Knudson. Her muscular voice often rose to a plangent cry.
  
  Pura Fe is descended from the Three Big Nations Native American communities in North Carolina and Virginia. In a telephone conversation before the show, Pura Fe explained that she became interested in playing the lap guitar - a slide instrument held horizontally - because the dobro (a somewhat similar instrument) was traditionally popular among Three Big Nations musicians. Regrettably, she said, the tradition is fading.
  
  Pura Fe sings some of her songs in the Tuscarora and Tutelo languages. Her compositions, she explained, are always topical. During the Jazz Fest set, she sang one song that was a plea "for human pride," another was a lament about racism in the turn of the 20th-century South.
  
  Pura Fe's emotional recitations were often magnetic and the musicianship of the trio was always stellar. But those in attendance will tell you that the act suffered for some acoustic troubles caused by sound bleed from a nearby stage, plus the rain, wind, and a restless crowd. I'd love to hear the same show played in the intimate interior of, say, Snug Harbor or onstage at NOCCA.

• "The Native American version of Taj Majal..." [+ Show ]
  

  The Native American version of Taj mahal, Cary Morin brings us back to the Robert Johnson era with s...The Native American version of Taj mahal, Cary Morin brings us back to the Robert Johnson era with stripped down acoustic blues on his latest release, Sing It Louder. With intricate finger picking and soulful vocals, Cary has made a name for himself amongst the blues community in the Colorado area. For years, Cary has focused on performing and perfecting traditional blues standards cutting his teeth in Great Falls, Montana as a Crow tribal member and the son of an air force officer. Now with his latest album, Cary captures the truth in America with songs such as "This Train" and "Rounders." He also has his versions of Steely Dan's "Black Friday" and Bob Marley's "War," with just an acoustic guitar, soft-in-the-pocket drums, an occasional harmonica, and Cary's powerful voice. The whole album passes through you like a sunny day in the mountains. A legend in the making, Cary Morin is a must have for any playlist. You can see Cary performing solo or with The Pura Fe Trio, and The Cary Morin Band.

• Top Colorado Blues/Rhythm & Blues Artists [+ Show ]
  

  Blues/Rhythm & Blues 1. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband 2. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Punche...Blues/Rhythm & Blues
  1. Otis Taylor – Otis Taylor’s Contraband
  2. Mama Lenny & the Remedy – Punches and Hugs
  3. Lionel Young Band – On Our Way to Memphis
  4. Cary Morin – Sing It Louder
  5. Papa Juke – Out Of The Blues

• One Track Mind: Cary Morin, “Sing It Louder” [+ Show ]
  

  “There is a shambling, plain-spoken beauty to this track as Cary Morin, a Crow Indian from North Dak...“There is a shambling, plain-spoken beauty to this track as Cary Morin, a Crow Indian from North Dakota, sings about dancing his way toward salvation. Powered by some ever-so-fleet fingerstyle guitar and a distinctive vocal — one that combines Van Morrison with a dusty-booted country tinge — ‘Sing It Louder’ will make you want to do just that.
  It’s only later that the song’s deeper message, the one about salvation, sinks in. And that’s just the beginning of the backstory for ‘Sing It Louder,’… Elsewhere on Morin’s album he traverses an impressive array of styles, from blues and jazz to bluegrass and reggae. But it’s here, on the title track, that he finds both his most memorable groove and perhaps his most heartfelt message of hope in troubled times. It’s great music, for a great cause.”

• Cary Morin - Never Too Late For The Blues [+ Show ]
  

  “Cary might have just given us the secret recipe of the Blues here. Storytelling, songwriting and ho...“Cary might have just given us the secret recipe of the Blues here. Storytelling, songwriting and honesty. Music from the guts really. And while Cary is still unsure of deserving to be called a blues player, we’re not afraid to tell you that his acoustic blues release ‘Sing It Louder’ definitely confirms that he’s not only a blues musician, he’s a great one.” - The Good Music Fox (December 2011)

• GEORGE W. BUSH LAMPOONED IN LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY NEW SONG "W" BY COLORADO FINGERSTYLE GUITARIST CARY MORIN [+ Show ]
  

  “Music Maker Relief Foundation artist Cary Morin's laugh-out-loud funny new ragtime song ‘W’ appears...“Music Maker Relief Foundation artist Cary Morin's laugh-out-loud funny new ragtime song ‘W’ appears on his new album 'Sing It Louder,' out December 6 on Music Maker Relief Foundation with the refrain ‘A beer in my hand is better than two in the Bush.’ Other verses take the point of view of the former president.
  Morin says, ‘The song explored the possible explanation for how things went so terribly wrong with that administration: what if he really was drinking the whole time?’
  
  'Sing It Louder' highlights Morin’s deft fingerstyle guitar talents and distinctive songwriting style and showcases Morin’s decades of music experience. A staple of the Fort Collins, CO music scene, the Native American Morin is a stellar songwriter.
  The town of Fort Collins recently created a public mural in celebration of local musicians, including Morin, serves as testament to Morin’s impact on music in the area.” - Nick Loss Eaton, Blog (November 2011)
  

• Cary Morin - Sunday Wax Bits - Jazz Wax [+ Show ]
  

  Sunday Wax Bits - Jazz Wax “When folk-blues guitarist Cary Morin digs into Steely Dan’s Black Frida...Sunday Wax Bits - Jazz Wax
  “When folk-blues guitarist Cary Morin digs into Steely Dan’s Black Friday with an acoustic guitar on Sing It Louder (Music Maker), you know the rest of his album has to be slamming. And it is. Morin pulls off song after song beautifully, and his voice and guitar are as honest as they come. There are touches of Jose Feliciano and Levon Helm of The Band here. Check out Together, This Train and Rounders. I can’t put my finger on it, but there’s something about this album that awakens your conscience.” - Reviewed by Marc Myers, Music Maker

• Festivals Cary Morin Has Played [+ Show ]
  

  Cary Morin (partial) List of Festivals Played Avoriaz Jazz Festival Avoriaz, France 2012 Pura F...Cary Morin (partial) List of Festivals Played
  
  Avoriaz Jazz Festival Avoriaz, France 2012 Pura Fe Trio
  Blues i Ritmes Festival Badalona, Spain 2012 Pura Fe Trio
  River People Music & Culture Festival Pembroke, N.C. 2012 Pura Fe Trio
  Celtic Connections 2012 Glasgow, Scotland Pura Fe Trio
  Sons d'Hiver Music Fest Paris, France 2012 Pura Fe Trio
  Sturgis Festival Sturgis, SD The Atoll
  Bob Marley Festival Austin, TX The Atoll
  Bob Marley Festival Des Moines, IA The Atoll
  Winter Park Jazz Festival Winter Park, CO The Atoll
  Paris Jazz Festival Paris, France Pura Fe Trio
  Shakori Hills Festival Shakori Hills, NC Pura Fe Trio & Solo
  Women’s World Fest Spain Pura Fe Trio
  World Music Fest Genoa, Italy Pura Fe Trio
  Rock Bend Music Festival St. Peter, MN The Atoll
  Kodo Festival Kodo, Japan Secret Souls
  People’s Fair Denver, CO The Atoll
  New West Festival Bohemian Nights Fort Collins, CO The Atoll & Solo
  Brew Fest Fort Collins, CO The Atoll
  Taste of Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO The Atoll
  Fort Collins Music Expo – FOCOMX Fort Collins, CO The Atoll & Solo
  Grant Farms Harvest Festival Fort Collins, CO Solo
  

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