Carrie Rodriguez
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Carrie Rodriguez |
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Carrie Luz Rodriguez (born 1978) is a Mexican-American singer-songwriter and the daughter of Texan singer-songwriter David Rodriguez and well-known Texas painter Katy Nail, and is the granddaughter of prolific Texas essayist Frances Nail. She sings and plays the fiddle, mandobird and tenor guitar. She was discovered by Chip Taylor playing with Americana artist Hayseed during the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, in 2001, and he invited her to perform with him in Europe. They teamed up to record 2002's Let's Leave This Town, and have since released several albums together.
Rodriguez released her debut solo album, Seven Angels on a Bicycle, on August 15, 2006. She released her second album, She Ain't Me on August 5, 2008. Her latest album, Carrie Rodriguez Live in Louisville 2009, featuring her opening performance for Lucinda Williams, is now available through her website.
On September 29, 2008, a three-song live acoustic video performance premiered on LiveDaily Sessions, featuring Rodriguez performing the songs "Absence," "El Salvador" and "Can't Cry Enough"[1]. She has also appeared on Austin City Limits.
Discography
Studio Albums
Love And Circumstance Apr 13, 2010
Tracklisting 1. Big Love 2. Wide River to Cross 3. When I Heard Gypsy Davy Sing 4. Eyes on the Prize 5. Steal Your Love 6. Waltzing's for Dreamers 7. I'm Not for Love 8. I Made a Lover's Prayer 9. I Started Loving You Again 10. Rex's Blues 11. I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry 12. Punalda Trapera
She Ain't Me Aug 05, 2008
Tracklisting 1. Infinite Night 2. She Ain't Me 3. Rag Doll 4. Absence 5. Salvador, 6. Mask of Moses 7. Big Mistake, The 8. Grace 9. Let Me In 10. Dorado, 11. Can't Cry Enough
Seven Angels On A Bicycle 2006
Tracklisting 1. Seven Angels on a Bicycle 2. Never Gonna Be Your Bride 3. Dirty Leather 4. He Ain't Jesus 5. Waterbound 6. '50s French Movie 7. I Don't Want to Play House Anymore 8. Before You Say Another Word 9. Big Kiss 10. Got Your Name on It 11. He's Already Gone 12. St. Peter's
Albums with Chip Taylor
- Let's Leave This Town (2002) Train Wreck Records
- The Trouble with Humans (2003) Train Wreck
- Angel of the Morning (7 track live EP) (2004) Train Wreck
- Red Dog Tracks (2005) Back Porch/Train Wreck
- Live from the Ruhr Triennale (2007) Train Wreck
Solo albums
- Seven Angels on a Bicycle (2006) Back Porch/Train Wreck
- She Ain't Me (2008) Manhattan/Back Porch
- Carrie Rodriguez Live in Louisville (2009) Luz Music Ltd.
- Love and Circumstance (April 13, 2010) Ninth Street Opus, R.E.D. Distribution
Other appearances
- River Through The Sun - Philip Rodriguez (Jaguar Night/Recovery Recordings, 1998), accompaning violin throughout the album
- 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin - Broadcasts Vol.10 (2002) - "Sweet Tequila Blues" (with Chip Taylor)
- One Eye on the Audrey Auld Mezera album Texas (2005), fiddle and vocals
- Unglorious Hallelujah/Red Red Rose & Other Songs of Love, Pain & Destruction (2006), backing vocals
- Cortez the Killer (Neil Young) with Tim Easton on the album Like a Hurricane: A Tribute to Neil Young (2007)
- Solo guest appearance on Garrison Keillor's National Public Radio program, A Prairie Home Companion (2008)