Phone: 520-808-5650 Email: carol@markstrommusic.com
Multi-Award-Winning
Carol Markstrom:
“…where American folk music washes gently against Americana”
(Country Music People Magazine)
With four previous CDs (three award-winning), Carol Markstrom is delighted to introduce her latest release, Seekers. This album is a collection of 12 original songs all on topics embedded in Native American cultures and history. Carol is a former university professor with Native American Studies one of her specializations—she lived, worked, and conducted research on reservations—and those experiences inspired her songwriting. Each of her albums has included songs on these topics and it has been Carol’s goal to assemble a collection of the very best songs (some award-winning), many re-recorded and remixed, and there are new songs too! Native American artists and co-writers contributed to many of these songs. Several studios were involved in this project with final mixing and co-production by Merel Bregante at Cribworks Digital Audio in Texas and mastering by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova in Austin, Texas.
DETAILS ON SONGS:
DJs sometimes ask for recommendations on songs to play, which are difficult selections for artists to make. The title track, Seekers, is currently in promotion and is being played in North America, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. Here is a delineation of the songs by categories.
TRUE LEGENDS: 2. Lozen, 7. Annie Mae, 9. Jeffords’ Secret, 10. Medicine Bottle, 11. Roger Dale
HISTORICAL EVENTS: 2. Lozen, 3. Kay-Yah Chickasaw, 4. Spirit Buffalo, 5. Two Wounded Knees, 7. Annie Mae, 8. Modoc Up, 9. Jeffords’ Secret, 10. Medicine Bottle, 11. Roger Dale
INSPIRATIONS FROM NATIVE NORTH AMERICA: 1. Seekers, 3. Kay-Yah Ha Chickasaw, 4. Spirit Buffalo, 6. Mile After Mile, 12. Defiance Plateau
SELECTIONS OF CAROL’S RECENT AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS:
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Silver Arrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Native American Music Industry, Spirit Wind Records
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Folk & Country Rock Awards, Musician of the Year, Red Carpet Award Show in Europe
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Song/Musical Score Awards for the film Miner’s Candle from numerous award shows
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Album and Female Vocalist Awards, Academy of Western Artists
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Finalist with the Native American Music Awards
Carol is a Member of Folk Alliance International, the Native American Music Association, and is a Board Member with the International Western Music Association
