CAROLINE ROSE IN CONCERT:
Singer-songwriter Caroline Rose's homespun brand of Americana is making her one of folk music's most buzzed-about new acts. The Long Island native pens socially-conscious tunes that depict the haunts of her small working-class hometown and take on issues of growth and adulthood. Her unique textured arrangements blend blues, rock, bluegrass, and country to arrive at a sound that perfectly showcases her smoky, Joni Mitchell-esque voice. In concert she performs with her longtime musical partner Jer Coons, as well as guitarist Brett Lanier and bassist Pat Melvin. Together the quartet delivers soulful performances that range from pulsating ("Blood On Your Bootheels") to haunting ("Petrified Elizabeth") to quirky ("Red Bikini Waltz"). The group's dynamic and exhilarating live shows treat ticket buyers to a hearty helping of rootsy music that sticks to the ribs, leaving them grinning and hungry for more.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Vermont-based folk singer Caroline Rose grew up in a small blue collar town in Long Island, NY. Although she dabbled in the piano and guitar as a teenager, she didn't consider music as a career until her early twenties. After studying architecture on a full scholarship at Wellesley College she held several different odd jobs, including stints at a cider distillery, a grocery store, and a farm, before she moved to Vermont and started writing songs and playing small club shows. She eventually met multi-instrumentalist Jer Coons, who produced her 2013 debut album America Religious. That collection of Americana folk tunes -- which Rose and Coons recorded during a cross country road trip -- earned her a deal with Nashville label Little Hi! Records. In 2014 she released her sophomore album I Will Not Be Afraid before finishing out the year with a standout performance at Americana Music Festival and a nationwide tour with folk duo Shovels & Rope.
