Carrie Newcomer
(born on May 25, 1958 in Dowagiac, Michigan) is an American singer and songwriter. [1] Performing since 1980, she has released a number of solo albums since 1991, most recently The Geography of Light
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Biography
Carrie Newcomer was born in Dowagiac, Michigan, and raised in
Elkhart, Indiana. She attended
Goshen College from 1977-1979 and received a B.A. in visual art and education from
Purdue University in 1980. From 1982-1988, she was a member of the
folk group Stone Soup
[2] independently releasing two recordings.
Between 1984 -1989, Newcomer toured regionally; after 1990, she has toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe, gaining increased attention after touring with
Alison Krauss and Union Station in Europe and parts of the United States. She released her first solo album,
Visions and Dreams
, in 1991
[3]. Between 1993-2008, Newcomer released eleven solo recordings on
Philo/
Rounder [4].
The Geography of Light
, Newcomer's most recent recording was released in February 2008.
In 2003, her song "I Should've Known Better" appeared on
Nickel Creek's
Grammy Award-winning and Gold CD
This Side
.
In 2007, Newcomer collaborated with
Quaker author
Parker J. Palmer co-writing the song “Two Toasts.” published in 2008 on
The Geography of Light
. Also that year, she collaborated with Quaker authors
Scott Russell Sanders,
Philip Gulley and
J. Brent Bill to create the
PBS special
Festival of Friends: An Offering in 4 Quaker Voices
.
[5] In 2007, she collaborated with Scott Russell Sanders and folk songwriters
Krista Detor,
Tim Grimm, Michael White and
Tom Roznoski to create an album and theatrical production entitled
Wilderness Plots
[6], based on songs inspired by the short stories of Scott Russell Sanders about the history and settlement of the
Ohio Valley. In 2007, Carrie Newcomer wrote the theme song for the national organization of the
YMCA [7], and theme music for the
Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “Bad Dates.”
In recent years, she has begun running workshops on writing, faith and vocation and activism and the arts.
Discography
With Stone Soup
- 1982 Sampler
- 1984 Long Fields
- Windchime RC-101/S
- 1987 October Nights
- Windchime RC-102
Solo
- 1991 Visions and Dreams
- Philo PH 1193 [1995 reissue]
- 1994 An Angel At My Shoulder
- Philo PH 1163
- 1995 The Bird or the Wing
- Philo PH 1183
- 1996 My Father's Only Son
- Philo PH 1203
- 1998 My True Name
- Philo PH 1223
- 1999 Bare to the Bone
[Live] - Philo CD 9901
- 2000 The Age of Possibility
- Philo PH 1226
- 2002 The Gathering of Spirits
- Philo PH 1243
- 2004 Betty's Diner: The Best of Carrie Newcomer
- Philo PH 1245
- 2005 Regulars and Refugees
- Philo PH 1247
- 2008 The Geography of Light
- Philo PH 1253
References
- Newcomer, Carrie
- Stone Soup
- Visions and Dreams
- discography
- festival of friends
- Wilderness Plots
- About the YMCA