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Carolann Solebello joins us at 7:30 PM, Saturday, February 4th
Carolann Solebello -- CAROLANN SOLEBELLO is a performing songwriter born and bred in New York City. Best known to folk audiences as a founding member of Americana trio Red Molly, she now tours both solo and with modern folk quartet No Fuss and Feathers. Carolann’s smooth, compelling voice and warm acoustic guitar style surely nod to rural folk traditions, yet her decidedly urban sense of rhythm and sophisticated vocal phrasing bend those traditional forms into more contemporary shapes. She is a proud member of the Jack Hardy Songwriters’ Exchange and has won numerous songwriting awards. Carolann released her fifth solo album, Shiver, in 2018.
Reviews/Accolades"Carolann Solebello may be the best kept secret in the world of singer-songwriters... She possesses one of the best voices in the singer-songwriter world with vocal body and spot-on intonation. She's also matured into a first-rate songwriter. Her topics range from finding her muse to Bastille Day in New York, to the deeply personal question and request Listen. A great deal of credit for the glory of this album [Shiver] must be given to her producer Joe Iadanza... Everything just falls into place on this recording which vaults Solebello into the upper echelon of singer-songwriters."
~ Rich Warren, The Midnight Special, WFMT 98.7FM, Chicago IL
"I think of Carolann Solebello as a painter with words. An illustrator could have a field day with the imaginative storytelling [in this] book of tales... Whether it’s divine aid or some other muse, she shows off some major chops with Shiver."
~ Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live in NYC
"Shiver is a strong effort showcasing Carolann Solebello’s smart songwriting chops and bell-clear singing voice... While she may mix in a few other musical styles, it’s clear her bread and butter is traditional folk singing and songwriting... real-deal folk music."
~ Dan MacIntosh, Music Matters Review
"With the first soaring notes of the bittersweet, opening country ballad, "Brooklyn in the Rain," her strong, clear, insistent vocals were a potent reminder why she’d gotten the Red Molly gig to begin with. That, and her purist, similarly eclectic guitar chops. The fluidity of Solebello’s fretwork, whether with her chords or fingerpicking, should be the rule rather than the exception, but in what’s left of the singer-songwriter demimonde, it seldom is."
~ Alan Young, New York Music Daily
"It's refreshing to hear a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn who's actually from Brooklyn… Steel and Salt is nothing if not a love song to New York City... This is an album about home. Whether you're from my home or not. In "Movie Queen," Solebello sings that "We will never be celebrities." While that's probably not a bad thing, it would also be a shame to let this album fade into obscurity."
~ Rachel Choist, Adobe and Teardrops
2019 Most Wanted Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale NY
2018 Finalist CT Folk Fest & Green Expo Songwriting Competition, New Haven CT
2018 Emerging Artist Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale NY
2016 Silver (Folk/Acoustic) & Director's Choice 33rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, Washington DC
2015 Winner Musicians on a Mission Songwriting Contest, Belmar NJ
2014 Third Place SolarFest Songwriter Showcase Competition, Tinmouth VT
2014 Finalist South Florida Folk Festival Songwriting Competition, Ft. Lauderdale FL
2011 Winner Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival Songwriting Competition, Havre de Grace MD
Carolann Solebello -- CAROLANN SOLEBELLO is a performing songwriter born and bred in New York City. Best known to folk audiences as a founding member of Americana trio Red Molly, she now tours both solo and with modern folk quartet No Fuss and Feathers. Carolann’s smooth, compelling voice and warm acoustic guitar style surely nod to rural folk traditions, yet her decidedly urban sense of rhythm and sophisticated vocal phrasing bend those traditional forms into more contemporary shapes. She is a proud member of the Jack Hardy Songwriters’ Exchange and has won numerous songwriting awards. Carolann released her fifth solo album, Shiver, in 2018.
Reviews/Accolades"Carolann Solebello may be the best kept secret in the world of singer-songwriters... She possesses one of the best voices in the singer-songwriter world with vocal body and spot-on intonation. She's also matured into a first-rate songwriter. Her topics range from finding her muse to Bastille Day in New York, to the deeply personal question and request Listen. A great deal of credit for the glory of this album [Shiver] must be given to her producer Joe Iadanza... Everything just falls into place on this recording which vaults Solebello into the upper echelon of singer-songwriters."
~ Rich Warren, The Midnight Special, WFMT 98.7FM, Chicago IL
"I think of Carolann Solebello as a painter with words. An illustrator could have a field day with the imaginative storytelling [in this] book of tales... Whether it’s divine aid or some other muse, she shows off some major chops with Shiver."
~ Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live in NYC
"Shiver is a strong effort showcasing Carolann Solebello’s smart songwriting chops and bell-clear singing voice... While she may mix in a few other musical styles, it’s clear her bread and butter is traditional folk singing and songwriting... real-deal folk music."
~ Dan MacIntosh, Music Matters Review
"With the first soaring notes of the bittersweet, opening country ballad, "Brooklyn in the Rain," her strong, clear, insistent vocals were a potent reminder why she’d gotten the Red Molly gig to begin with. That, and her purist, similarly eclectic guitar chops. The fluidity of Solebello’s fretwork, whether with her chords or fingerpicking, should be the rule rather than the exception, but in what’s left of the singer-songwriter demimonde, it seldom is."
~ Alan Young, New York Music Daily
"It's refreshing to hear a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn who's actually from Brooklyn… Steel and Salt is nothing if not a love song to New York City... This is an album about home. Whether you're from my home or not. In "Movie Queen," Solebello sings that "We will never be celebrities." While that's probably not a bad thing, it would also be a shame to let this album fade into obscurity."
~ Rachel Choist, Adobe and Teardrops
2019 Most Wanted Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale NY
2018 Finalist CT Folk Fest & Green Expo Songwriting Competition, New Haven CT
2018 Emerging Artist Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Hillsdale NY
2016 Silver (Folk/Acoustic) & Director's Choice 33rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest, Washington DC
2015 Winner Musicians on a Mission Songwriting Contest, Belmar NJ
2014 Third Place SolarFest Songwriter Showcase Competition, Tinmouth VT
2014 Finalist South Florida Folk Festival Songwriting Competition, Ft. Lauderdale FL
2011 Winner Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival Songwriting Competition, Havre de Grace MD
OPENER ~~
Tom Stahl -- INDUCTED MEMBER 2017 CLASS OF BUFFALO MUSIC HALL OF FAME. The journey to the 2017 induction class into the Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame started back in 1994. In October of 1994 Tom Stahl had back surgery and that forced him to quit his truck-driving career. He had a degree in Communications, but had written a song or two, and with the support of his wife Mary Lou, he decided to continue in that direction. Tom picked up his guitar and turned to music. In early 1995 he went to an open mic at Nietzsche's in Buffalo NY with four original songs. The organizer of the open mic, Michael Meldrum, asked Tom to come back and do a songwriter showcase in March 1995. In the Spring of that same year, he brought his best tunes out on a debut cassette entitled "I Wanna Be Ignorant". Now there's a CD bearing the same name, the same tunes and a generous helping of extra tracks to go with them. The ball started rolling from there. In 1996, Tom came out with his second CD, entitled "The Song Is The Thing". Over the next three years, Tom released two more original CDs entitled "Hang On” and “Shut Up and Smell The Coffee" with the backing of his band [originally known as the Tom Stahl Band, now known as Tom Stahl And The Dangerfields]. In 2000 they collaborated on the 1st CD bearing that name.
SOME QUOTES/TESTIMONIALS
"Stahl writes some of the wittiest and loveliest songs you'll ever hear, and catchy melodies. Live, he is an engaging performer with a unique vocal delivery. There is nothing typical about Tom Stahl."
Geoff Kelly, Artvoice
“…“Angels” would be perfect for a country, pop or light vocal radio format. Stahl has provided Buffalo radio with the rare opportunity to break out anational hit from a local record.”
Anthony Violanti, The Buffalo News
"Tom Stahl, Master Of The Three-Minute Story… It takes a lot of song for a man with a harmonica, a guitar and his voice alone to fill a stage and keep an audience enthralled for two full sets.”
The Buffalo News
Tom Stahl -- INDUCTED MEMBER 2017 CLASS OF BUFFALO MUSIC HALL OF FAME. The journey to the 2017 induction class into the Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame started back in 1994. In October of 1994 Tom Stahl had back surgery and that forced him to quit his truck-driving career. He had a degree in Communications, but had written a song or two, and with the support of his wife Mary Lou, he decided to continue in that direction. Tom picked up his guitar and turned to music. In early 1995 he went to an open mic at Nietzsche's in Buffalo NY with four original songs. The organizer of the open mic, Michael Meldrum, asked Tom to come back and do a songwriter showcase in March 1995. In the Spring of that same year, he brought his best tunes out on a debut cassette entitled "I Wanna Be Ignorant". Now there's a CD bearing the same name, the same tunes and a generous helping of extra tracks to go with them. The ball started rolling from there. In 1996, Tom came out with his second CD, entitled "The Song Is The Thing". Over the next three years, Tom released two more original CDs entitled "Hang On” and “Shut Up and Smell The Coffee" with the backing of his band [originally known as the Tom Stahl Band, now known as Tom Stahl And The Dangerfields]. In 2000 they collaborated on the 1st CD bearing that name.
SOME QUOTES/TESTIMONIALS
"Stahl writes some of the wittiest and loveliest songs you'll ever hear, and catchy melodies. Live, he is an engaging performer with a unique vocal delivery. There is nothing typical about Tom Stahl."
Geoff Kelly, Artvoice
“…“Angels” would be perfect for a country, pop or light vocal radio format. Stahl has provided Buffalo radio with the rare opportunity to break out anational hit from a local record.”
Anthony Violanti, The Buffalo News
"Tom Stahl, Master Of The Three-Minute Story… It takes a lot of song for a man with a harmonica, a guitar and his voice alone to fill a stage and keep an audience enthralled for two full sets.”
The Buffalo News