Kendel Carson
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Kendel Carson is a Canadian singer and fiddler. She performs with the folk music band The Paperboys
, but is best-known internationally as a roots/country solo artist.
She was born in Alberta and at the age of seven she moved with her family to Victoria, British Columbia
. She started to play the violin at age 3. She studied classical music and at age twelve she and her brother Tyler Carson were regular soloists for a children’s concert series with the Victoria Symphony
. In 2003, she played with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.
Along with her interest in classical music, she and her brother enjoyed other genres of music and they performed as buskers on the streets of Victoria. She once played an impromptu fiddle accompaniment for Spirit of the West
. Following her stint with the Youth Orchestra she joined the Celtic rock group The Paperboys
in Vancouver on the strength of her experience with Spirit of the West.
Later, at an outdoor concert with The Paperboys, she met Chip Taylor
, the noted songwriter famous for such songs as "Angel of the Morning
," and he became her mentor, musical partner, and producer. With Taylor, she has developed her vocal talents along with her fiddling. She records for Taylor’s Train Wreck Records and they have performed together in North America and in Europe.
Her first album with Taylor, Rearview Mirror Tears was named by Q Magazine as one of the five best roots albums of 2007. XM Radio declared it one of the top ten country albums of the year.
She lists Janis Joplin, Lucinda Williams, The Band, and Emmylou Harris among her many influences.
The Paperboys
The Paperboys are a Canadian folk music band from Vancouver that formed in 1991. The Paperboys blend Celtic folk with bluegrass, Mexican, Eastern European, African, zydeco, soul and country influences...
, but is best-known internationally as a roots/country solo artist.
She was born in Alberta and at the age of seven she moved with her family to Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
. She started to play the violin at age 3. She studied classical music and at age twelve she and her brother Tyler Carson were regular soloists for a children’s concert series with the Victoria Symphony
Victoria Symphony
The Victoria Symphony is a Canadian orchestra based in Victoria, British Columbia. It is considered by some to be Vancouver Island's premiere active performing arts organization. Currently directed by Tania Miller - one of North America's first female musical directors - the staff consist of both...
. In 2003, she played with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.
Along with her interest in classical music, she and her brother enjoyed other genres of music and they performed as buskers on the streets of Victoria. She once played an impromptu fiddle accompaniment for Spirit of the West
Spirit of the West
Spirit of the West are a Canadian folk rock band, who were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop, and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canada's most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s.-Early years:The band began...
. Following her stint with the Youth Orchestra she joined the Celtic rock group The Paperboys
The Paperboys
The Paperboys are a Canadian folk music band from Vancouver that formed in 1991. The Paperboys blend Celtic folk with bluegrass, Mexican, Eastern European, African, zydeco, soul and country influences...
in Vancouver on the strength of her experience with Spirit of the West.
Later, at an outdoor concert with The Paperboys, she met Chip Taylor
Chip Taylor
James Wesley Voight , better known by his stage name as Chip Taylor, is an American songwriter, who is noted for writing the songs "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing." He is the brother of actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight...
, the noted songwriter famous for such songs as "Angel of the Morning
Angel of the Morning
"Angel of the Morning" is a popular song that has been recorded numerous times, and has been a charting hit single for several artists including Juice Newton, Merrilee Rush, Nina Simone, P.P...
," and he became her mentor, musical partner, and producer. With Taylor, she has developed her vocal talents along with her fiddling. She records for Taylor’s Train Wreck Records and they have performed together in North America and in Europe.
Her first album with Taylor, Rearview Mirror Tears was named by Q Magazine as one of the five best roots albums of 2007. XM Radio declared it one of the top ten country albums of the year.
She lists Janis Joplin, Lucinda Williams, The Band, and Emmylou Harris among her many influences.