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Carrie Catherine

Green-eyed soul

About Me


Imagine an audience mesmerized by a smooth, soulful song emanating from the stage—Carrie Catherine can give even a stadium candlelit intimacy. As the beat intensifies, they dig into the song—toes tapping, shoulders swaying, heads nodding. The poetic lyrics and sassy songwriting keep them hanging on every word. Carrie Catherine dances and sways with her guitar, her left leg kicking up dramatically when she breaks into the chorus. This sexy, soulful refrain will repeat in their heads for the rest of the night. This is the sound of “green-eyed soul”.
Carrie Catherine’s vivid imagery and storytelling come alive on her latest album Green-eyed Soul, which will be released in April 2007. For this project, Carrie partnered with Don Kerr (Ron Sexsmith, Hidden Cameras, Peter Elkas) whose production and performance infuses the songs with an inviting and unique groove.
Green-eyed Soul is Carrie’s third album, following her 2005 release Venus Envy. Produced by John MacArthur Ellis (Jeremy Fisher, The Be Good Tanyas, Barney Bentall) the album was branded “arguably the best Saskatchewan independent release of 2005” (Gerry Krochak, Regina Leader Post).
Carrie’s first release Out the Car Window (June 2003) also received significant acclaim, being featured twice on Joan of Arcadia, as well as the new television series Beautiful People.
The television series Middle of Somewhere features Carrie's song "Consumed" from her album Out the Car Window!Learn more at www.carriecatherine.com


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/27/2005
Band Website: carriecatherine.com
Band Members: Carrie Catherine performs as a solo, duo or with a full band. Her latest album features Don Kerr on percussion, Doug Friesen on bass, David Celia on guitar, Paul Linklater on guitar, Jeff Heisholt on keys, Drew Jurecka on violin, and string arrangements by Michael Holt. Back ground vocals are provided by Jude Haines, Don Kerr, David Celia and Treasa Levaseur. And every now and then Carrie gets to perform with these cats live!
Influences: Al Green, Macy Gray, Ray Lamontagne, Aretha Franklin, Feist, Marvin Gaye, Beatles, Smokey Robinson, Paul Simon, Ron Sexsmith, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder
Sounds Like: green-eyed soul
Record Label: Outloud Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Two hours in Chicago

We are silent when we leave Chicago. We altered the course of our lives by jumping off the interstate and exploring millennium park in downtown Chicago, filled with people and dancers and art and arch...
Posted by Carrie Catherine on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:05:00 PST

Two hours in Chicago

We are silent when we leave Chicago. We altered the course of our lives by jumping off the interstate and exploring millennium park in downtown Chicago, filled with people and dancers and art and arch...
Posted by Carrie Catherine on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:06:00 PST

Home from Toronto

We're going home now.We've eaten the meal, we raved over the flavors, took one last bite even though we were already full and leaned back in our chairs, satisfied. We are lethargic with satisfaction, ...
Posted by Carrie Catherine on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:04:00 PST

Running in Toronto

I am running. Running an aimless path. Running into words that overcome me on my morning ritual. I am conscious of the scrutinizing gaze of Osho who tells me my head should be empty of words when I ru...
Posted by Carrie Catherine on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:03:00 PST

Still checking it out...

The sun is setting, and I feel myself sinking into the serenity of that warm glow while I putter away in the kitchen, munching on bits of food, fiddling with my guitar, penning a few words here and th...
Posted by Carrie Catherine on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:39:00 PST

Summer in Toronto

We arrived in Toronto surprisingly refreshed after driving for thirty hours from Saskatoon. Our stop in Ottawa was the perfect way to begin this one-month adventure, visiting family and our new nephe...
Posted by Carrie Catherine on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:20:00 PST

Where did the winter go?

What a winter. It was anything but hibernation. I have to confess that, nestled away in my little loft, watching the winter storms blow through town, I really didn't mind it much. In April, the big...
Posted by Carrie Catherine on Fri, 11 May 2007 09:51:00 PST

Don Kerr Compilation CD--Year One at the Rooster

Don Kerr is celebrating his first year at his new home studio, the Rooster Studio, by releasing a free compilation CD! Download it at www.zunior.comIncluded is a track from my album, along with 9 mor...
Posted by Carrie Catherine on Fri, 11 May 2007 09:57:00 PST

Artwork inspired by Venus Envy--Jeff Beier

I'm very excited about a series of paintings recently created by Calgary-based artist Jeff Beier. As Jeff's artist statement begins: "All art for me begins with music. In song, as in life, there are...
Posted by Carrie Catherine on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:44:00 PST

Confessions of a DJ--new Podcast!

Thanks so much to Jeff at Confessions of a DJ. His podcast (show ..27) features some songs from Venus Envy and the new album. Check out http://www.myspace.com/confessionsofadj.
Posted by Carrie Catherine on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:33:00 PST