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Carolyn Martin

A GREAT SONG IS A GREAT SONG

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NEWS!!!
Carolyn's new album, "Swing" has been released!
”Swing” is a a collection of classic and contemporary western swing songs In the finest Texas tradition, songs that showcase Carolyn along with many of her favorite musicians – fiddlers Hoot Hester, Joe Spivey, Kenny Sears and Aubrey Haynie, with Andre Reiss, Jerry Krahn and Doug Green on guitars, John Hughey, Johnny Cox and Mike Johnson on steel, Jeff Taylor playing piano and accordion, Joey Misculin on accordion, drummers Tommy Wells and Bob Mater and bassist Dave Martin, and includes special vocal performances by John England from the Western Swingers and the Riders In The Sky’s Ranger Doug Green.
Go here and get your very own copy, or send $15 +$2.50 shipping to:
Cuppa Joe Records
PO Box 274
Joelton TN 37080
Even better, buy two or more copies, since Carolyn Martin CD's are the perfect present for any gift giving occasion. Weddings, divorces, house warming, graduations, bar mitzvah's, baptisms, rodeos, International Banking Cartel meetings, sessions of Congress or gang fights - each of these occasions will be more successful with the addition of a Carolyn Martin CD! And as an added bonus, a Carolyn Martin CD will cause each and every one of your guests to become smarter, sexier, richer and better looking.
Order today and salvage the ruins of your social life!
And aon't forget that Carolyn's first CD on Cuppa Joe Records, "The Very Thought Of You", is also available at CD Baby; it can be purchased here .
But back to Carolyn...
Carolyn Martin is a native Texan who has lived in Nashville for many years. She has been a member of Nashville's legendary western swing band "The Time Jumpers" since 2000, and performed on all three of the Time Jumpers' CD's - "On The Air", "Live at the Station Inn", and "Jumpin' Time", the Grammy nominated DVD and CD project from the Time Jumpers.
The Timejumpers are an 11 piece Western Swing band whose members are the cream of Nashville's session players and singers and whose material is primarily classic western swing as well as country shuffles.

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Member Since: 1/15/2006
Band Website: carolynmartinmusic.com
Band Members: The musicians on Carolyn's "Swing" CD are:
Hoot Hester - Fiddle
Kenny Sears - Fiddle
Joe Spivey - Fiddle
Aubrey Haynie - Fiddle
Johnny Cox - Steel
Mike Johnson - Steel
John Hughey - Steel
Andre Reiss - Guitar
Ranger Doug Green - Vocals and Guitar
Jerry Krahn - Guitar
Jeff Taylor - Accordion and Piano
Joey Misculin - Accordion
Dave Martin - Bass
Tommy Wells - Drums
Bob Mater - Drums
John England - Vocals

The musicians on Carolyn's "The Very Thought Of You" CD include:
Beegie Adair - Piano
Lori Mecham - Piano
Andre Reiss - Guitar
Roger Spencer - Bass
Bob Mater - Drums
Billy Huber - Trombone

The Time Jumpers are:
Jeff Taylor - Accordion
Ranger Doug Green - Rhythm Guitar
Rick Vanaugh - Drums
Dennis Crouch - Bass
Joe Spivey - Fiddle
Kenny Sears - Fiddle
Aubrey Hainie - Fidde
Andre Reiss - Guitar
John Hughey - Steel
Dawn Sears - Vocals
Carolyn Martin - Vocals

Other live gigs may involve any of the above, plus other musicians chosen from a cast of thousands....
Influences: Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Mel Torme, Jo Stafford, Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Nat 'King' Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Chris Connors and all of the great big band singers of the 1930's and 1940's. But that's not all - there are also the great country singers - Patsy Cline, Connie Smith, Tammy Wynette, and George Jones.
Sounds Like: Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford
Record Label: Cuppa Joe Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Carolyn on the radio!

Carolyn Martin performed a selection of swing and western swing tunes from her latest CD on WPLN radio’s "Live in Studio C" on Tuesday, March 25th. Carolyn was accompanied by Jeff Lisenby, Walte...
Posted by Carolyn Martin on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:24:00 PST

New Java Jive web site

Hi, folks!We've just re-done our studio's webs site - after 5 years, it was past time. I'm not sure if it's as cool as the old one was, but we really needed to have some new audio samples and other st...
Posted by Carolyn Martin on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:15:00 PST

Carolyn's new web site

Carolyn's new website is up! The url is www.carolynmartinmusic.com   Stop by, browse through the site and let us know what you think!...
Posted by Carolyn Martin on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 03:50:00 PST