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About Me

"Carsie Blanton is a rare talent as a modern songwriter. Her sly wit and urbane imagery reminds me of a folky, female Cole Porter. I'm really happy to know that classic songwriting is in good hands with Carsie Blanton." - Singer/Songwriter John Oates (of Hall & Oates)
Carsie is a Philadelphia artist whose soulful, playful, intelligent music has won her recognition far and wide. The daughter of a psychologist/novelist and a programmer/songwriter, Carsie was raised on an ex-cattle farm in rural Virginia, soaking up the mountains and the music of John Prine and Joni Mitchell. After a few years spent with her ears peeled to everything from modern folk to Motown to vintage jazz, sixteen-year-old Carsie found herself toting her Taylor across the country to Eugene, OR to be a starving artist (with brief stints as a dog groomer, and later as a grantwriter). In the fall of 2006, Carsie had had her fill of the wild west, and moved back east to Philadelphia.
In the brief time since her move, Carsie has shared the stage with nationally hailed acts including Amos Lee, Nellie McKay and John Oates, embarked on two US/Canadian tours supporting Blue Note recording artists The Wood Brothers, and frequented renowned venues from the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA to Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA.
For more of everything Carsie, go to www.carsieblanton.com To purchase 'Ain't So Green', read reviews of the album, or hear more tracks, click on the link below.
"In all truth, she blew me away... one of the best singer-songwriters in the business."
- Gene Shay, WXPN Philadelphia
"Philadelphia's best-kept secret."
-Philadelphia Daily News
"'Ain't So Green' is a tuneful, playful, and thoroughly listenable confection no matter what age or degree of cynicism you happen to find yourself at."
-David N. Pyles,
FAME (Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange)
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Member Since: 1/2/2006
Band Website: http://www.carsieblanton.com
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New album, 'Buoy', out in July!

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Influences: Nina Simone, Mary Oliver, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Wood Brothers, Devon Sproule, Patty Griffin
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My Blog

buoy

The past six months have gone by in an electrical storm of creation, emotion and anxious unrest. My dogs went walkless and my room went disastrous. I ate little besides canned soup, cereal, and spinac...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:29:00 GMT

best and worst

top 5 worst things about being a little-known singer songwriter: 5) being broke4) low-budget album making (read: not being able to pay my geniuses what they deserve)3) the mountain of other people's ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 14:29:00 GMT

springtime in philly

It's spring, magnolias and tulips are exploding all over the city, people are smiling unreasonably and the dogs are wackier than normal. It's raining today, and what better reason to sit at the kitche...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:39:00 GMT

Help name my new album!!!

As you may have heard, I've been toiling away for the past couple months to produce a follow-up to Ain't So Green. I'm about 80% done now, and it should be out this summer. The only problem is, IT DOE...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:14:00 GMT

stolen tiger!

Lately I've received some very high quality fan art. Dig this sketch from my recent show with Alex Day at the Barrington Coffee House:And just today, I discovered this brilliantly filmed installation ...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:32:00 GMT

exactly what i wanted

Deep in the thick of album-making, and still on the verge of a nervous breakdown. But today I have the morning off, and I awoke (after a series of stress dreams) to a sunny day in Philadelphia, a gorg...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:23:00 GMT

for the love of music

So the other day, I'm driving along Kelly drive on my way to Manayunk, to have a pre-production meeting with the masterly Zach Djanikian. I am high on Jasmine tea, plus a little jittery from the obses...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Mr. President

Finally uploaded my photos from the inauguration, which I spent in DC with my brother. Dig 'em:Me and the President, hanging out at a local coffee shop.Me with my "little" brother, Elijah.A whole lot ...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:18:00 GMT

AND a dollar short

Some things that have happened in the too-long time since I wrote anything on here:1) I started making a record. That's right, a record. With songs on it. New ones.2) I helped to throw a giant dance...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:50:00 GMT

dolphin bubble rings

Well, it's nearly the new year. I'd like to regale you with some deeply moving stories of holiday bonding, but all I have to show for myself is this: This is real and true. Dig the explanatio...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:34:00 GMT