Carolann Solebello
Her smooth and compelling voice is one of the best in the singer/songwriter world
Carolann Solobello is a performing songwriter born and bred in New York City. Best known to folk audiences as a founding member of Americana trio Red Molly, she now tours both solo and with modern folk quartet No Fuss and Feathers.
In the twilight of the 20th century, Carolann’s urban mind was blown during long-term theatrical acting jobs in the mountains of East Tennessee and on the Kansas prairie, where she encountered Appalachian music – and the bluegrass and country that grew out of that tradition – for the very first time. Tunes and techniques learned from musicians she met forever changed her approach to songwriting and guitar playing, and ultimately re-charted the course of her career from theatre to music.
Her smooth, compelling voice and warm acoustic guitar style surely nod to rural folk traditions, yet her decidedly urban sense of rhythm and sophisticated vocal phrasing bend those traditional forms into more contemporary shapes.
Carolann is a proud member of the Jack Hardy Songwriters’ Exchange in New York City and has garnered a number of songwriting awards. Her solo CDs include Shiver (2018), Steel and Salt (2013), Threshold (2011), Glass of Desire (2009), and Just Across the Water (2000).
"Carolann Solebello may be the best kept secret in the world of singer-songwriters... She possesses one of the best voices in the singer-songwriter world with vocal body and spot-on intonation.” --Rich Warren, The Midnight Special, WFMT 98.7FM, Chicago IL
"I think of Carolann Solebello as a painter with words. An illustrator could have a field day with [her] imaginative storytelling..." --Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live in NYC
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