Kyle Carey
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Kyle Carey at Prescott Park
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kyle Anne Carey |
| Born | 1988 Laconia, NH, United States |
| Genres | Celtic, Americana |
| Occupation(s) | Musical Artist |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, ukulele, shruti box |
| Associated acts | Séamus Egan, Dirk Powell, Pauline Scanlon, Natalie Haas, Nanci Griffith, Julie Fowlis, Kate Wolf, Loreena Mckennitt, Gillebrìde MacMillan, Solas (group), Joy Dunlop, The Cottars |
| Website | www |
Kyle Carey (born 1988) is a Celtic Americana musical artist who creates a synthesis of music called 'Gaelic Americana'.
Born in New Hampshire to schoolteacher parents, Kyle lived in Yup'ik native communities in the Alaskan bush until the age of seven, before her family re-located permanently to New Hampshire. She attended Holderness School and Skidmore College, where she studied English literature, and spent the weekends as a waitress at Caffè Lena - receiving the prestigious President's Award upon her graduation. Afterward, she traveled to Cape Breton in Nova Scotia on a Fulbright Fellowship to study Scottish Gaelic song and traditional music. In 2009-2010 she attended Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on the Isle of Skye for a year, obtaining a certificate in Scottish Gaelic language and music and becoming a fluent Gaelic speaker.
Kyle began her professional career in music when she traveled to Dingle, Ireland, in 2011 and recorded her debut album Monongah, a mix of Celtic, Appalachian folk, and literary elements that would become the trademark of her unique 'Gaelic Americana' style. The album was produced by Lùnasa guitarist Donogh Hennessy and the title track inspired by a poem of the same title by Appalachian poet Louise McNeill. Among the musicians who contributed are Irish singers Pauline Scanlon, former Cherish the Ladies member Aoife Clancy, former The Cottars member Rosie MacKenzie, as well as bassist Trevor Hutchinson. Monongah was well received by reviewers and included by respected music critic Patricia Herlevi at World Music Central in her choice of "Top 10 World Music albums of 2011". In 2012 Kyle toured the Netherlands with Dutch guitarist .
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