Biography
Dubbed "Austin's Honky Tonk Queen" by legendary music producer Kim Fowley, Caroline Casey has been renowned in international roots music circles for the past ten years.
As one half of the stalwart female rockabilly close-harmony duo, The Casey Sisters, she has released two full length LPs on Sweden’s Tail Records, and has appeared on several U.S. and European compilations as well. Rockabilly and country music enthusiasts worldwide praised the power, energy, and raw talent of the Casey Sisters as both singers and songwriters. Between 2000 and 2004, the Casey Sisters toured Europe and the U.S, and performed at nearly a dozen roots music festivals on both continents.
In 2003, Caroline Casey and the Stringslingers was born, which focuses on strong songwriting and a vocal style that is firmly rooted in Texas-style Americana, with emphasis on country music from the 1960s.
Drawing on influences such as Wynn Stewart, Loretta Lynn, and Johnny Paycheck, Caroline Casey has demonstrated a thorough mastery of the genre that presents an humorous, yet soulful approach; an homage to music from a simpler time.
In 2007 Caroline traveled to Spain to record her newest release, "This Broken Crown," which is heralded as a transcontinental country music delight by radio personalities and various publications in Austin and beyond. Using some of the foremost musicians from Spain, the U.K., Nashville, and her hometown of Austin, Texas, “This Broken Crown” is newly released on Spain's El Toro Records, and is available worldwide.
Legendary music producer Kim Fowley highly recommends this album, heralding Caroline Casey as a talented songwriter with a long future in music.
"This Broken Crown" delves deeply into country music of the late 1950s to the late 1960s. 12 tracks create an irresistible blend of mostly original high-steppers, barstool tear-stirrers, and classic Texas two-steppers.
Several Texas talents have also made their mark on the album, including award-winning songwriter and ‘rockabilly legend’ Al Urban, who penned a previously unreleased waltz (“Used Wedding Rings”) back in 1965. This song can be heard for the first time on "This Broken Crown," much to the enjoyment of Al Urban fans everywhere. Al Urban has been writing songs since the mid 1940s, and wrote several hits for popular 1960s country singer Charley Pride.
Also featured on "This Broken Crown" is country music sensation Brennen Leigh, who duets with Caroline on the title track and shows her stellar mandolin skills on "Daddy's Girl", and acclaimed singer-songwriter Stephen Lee Canner, who contributed “Caffeine, Nicotine.”
Caroline Casey & the Stringslingers recently conducted a live performance and interview on Austin NPR affiliate KUT 90.5, as a guest on the "Folkways" show with host Kevin Connors. Caroline's music was also recently featured by host Laurie Gallardo on KUT 90.5's "Radio Without Borders!"
Just copy and paste the following address to listen: http://kut.org/items/show/12329
In addition to her performing career, Caroline Casey is interviewed in the Grammy-nominated PBS documentary “Welcome To the Club: Women of Rockabilly Music”, and has published numerous articles for several national magazines about some the greatest untold stories of mid-century American music.
Caroline has just returned from what proved to be a triumphant performance at France's premier country music festival. Currently she is booking shows, conducting interviews for publications and is featured on the radio following the release of "This Broken Crown." In her spare time, she's also working on a book about extinct Texas juke joints.
Instrumentation
Caroline Casey and the Stringslingers
Discography
Caroline Casey & the Stringslingers--"This Broken Crown"
El Toro Records, 2008 (full-length CD)
Casey Sisters--"Who's Crying Now?"
Tail Records, 2000 (full-length, LP & CD)
Casey Sisters--"Crazy Spree"
Tail Records, 2002 (full-length CD)
Casey Sisters--"Crimson & Clover: A Tribute to Tommy James & the Shondells"--V/A,
Wildebeest Records, 2004
Casey Sisters ("Grizzly Bear Stomp")--Bärenstark/ Bear Essentials 25th Anniversary Collection--V/A,
Bear Family Records, 2000
Links
| http://www.myspace.com/carolinecasey |