Musical Style: Roots RockColorado musicians Cary Morin (guitar, vocals), Celeste Di Iorio (harmony vocals), Luke Hunter (bass & vocals), Koda Gray (percussion), and Josh Vogeler (drums) unite to form a high-energy roots rock band with hints of blues, Americana, and world groove, intent on getting folks up and out of their seats! Named one of NPR Musicโs Best Live Sessions of 2020!Described as โone of the best acoustic pickers on the scene today,โ Cary Morin brings together the great musical traditions of America like no other. With deft fingerstyle guitar and vocals that alternately convey melodic elation and gritty world-weariness, Morin crafts an inimitable style often characterized as roots-infused Native Americana with hints of bluegrass, folk, blues, and rock...
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Musical Style: Roots RockColorado musicians Cary Morin (guitar, vocals), Celeste Di Iorio (harmony vocals), Luke Hunter (bass & vocals), Koda Gray (percussion), and Josh Vogeler (drums) unite to form a high-energy roots rock band with hints of blues, Americana, and world groove, intent on getting folks up and out of their seats! Named one of NPR Musicโs Best Live Sessions of 2020!Described as โone of the best acoustic pickers on the scene today,โ Cary Morin brings together the great musical traditions of America like no other. With deft fingerstyle guitar and vocals that alternately convey melodic elation and gritty world-weariness, Morin crafts an inimitable style often characterized as roots-infused Native Americana with hints of bluegrass, folk, blues, and rock. He has performed at renowned venues across the globe, including the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center, and is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades.โ โCary Morin is a unique and brilliant guitar player, songwriter and singer, โ says renowned folk musician David Bromberg, extolling the virtues of one of his favorite players. โItโs hard to pick out what he does best. As a guitar player, I have huge respect for Caryโs style and technique on the guitar. If you havenโt heard him yet, you should. Try to remember that itโs only one guitar.โ โ - Dan Forte for Taylor Wood & Steel Magazine, June 2018.Internationally acclaimed as a mesmerizing live performer, Cary Morinโs soul-stirring voice and jaw-dropping fingerstyle guitar playing have captivated audiences for decades. Dial into Morinโs career catalog and discover a musical chameleon whose sonic landscapes fuse together the best of American roots music. โCary is a unique and brilliant player, songwriter and singer. I have huge respect for his style and technique,โ says legendary multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Bromberg. โIf you havenโt heard him yet, you should.โ Morinโs latest project, Innocent Allies, honors his familyโs Native American heritage and is inspired by the genius of famous western artist, Charles Marion Russell. โThis record is a masterpiece worthy of its place among the great works of art it was created to honor,โ says Trina Shoemaker, the Grammy-winning producer who mixed and mastered the album at her Alabama studio. Morinโs music has reached millions as heโs traveled the world with prestigious performances at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Paris Jazz Festival, and Folk Alliance International in addition to others. Morin has been featured on international television and radio programs hosted by the BBC and NPR. He has had the honor of sharing stages as a collaborator or supporting act for musical luminaries such as Taj Mahal, Los Lobos, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Osborne, David Bromberg, and Arlo Guthrie, to name a few.Morinโs musical talents and creative contributions have garnered a multitude of awards and accolades: two-time winner of the Indigenous Music Award for Best Blues CD (2019 and 2017); Independent Music Award for Best Blues CD (2018); Native Arts and Cultures Fellowship (2018); and First Peoples Fund Artist in Business Leadership fellowship (2017). He received an honorable mention in the 2018 International Songwriting Competition.Morin has also achieved international recognition as a collaborator, dancer and musical theater composer. His song, โOle Midlife Crisis,โ written and performed with the Pura Fรฉ Trio, reached #17 on Franceโs iTunes blues charts in 2011. With the Red Willow Dancers, he performed in Japan as a special guest of the world-renowned Kodo Drummers. Back home in Northern Colorado, he co-authored the play, โTurtle Island,โ a critically-acclaimed 50-cast-member production that sold out for two consecutive years. Morinโs musical journey began in the late 1970s and burgeoned in the late 1990s when he founded The Atoll, a rock-reggae-blues band that toured the United States for over 13 years. Born in Billings, Montana, he hails from a rich cultural heritage as a Crow tribal member with Assiniboine Sioux and Black ancestry. He spent the formative years of his youth in Great Falls, Montana picking through guitar standards at neighborhood gatherings.Morin currently maintains a busy performance schedule as a solo artist, as a duo with his partner Celeste, and with his band Cary Morin & Ghost Dog. He also collaborates with renowned Indigenous artist, Pura Fรฉ. When not captivating audiences across the US and Europe, he finds solace and inspiration in Northern Colorado, which he proudly calls home.For further information, please visit www.carymorin.com or contact Maple Street Music at contactus@maplestreetmusic.com
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