Carolyn Kendrick

Carolyn Kendrick is a California-based singer-songwriter, fiddler, and producer. Most of the time she lives as a musician must: hitting the open road, gigging, and playing the fiddle late into starry nights. Musically and spiritually situated somewhere between Willie, Billie, and Gillian, Kendrick has blossomed as a solo artist, boldly venturing beyond her role as an eclectic instrumentalist. She has shared the stage with beloved artists such as Bruce Molsky, Margo Price, Aoife O'Donovan, and Darol Anger, all while playing the festival circuit and winning awards. (Newport Folk Festival, Greyfox Bluegrass Festival, Savannah Music Festival; Freshgrass ‘Best Duo’ Award, The Fletcher Bright Award, Composer In Residence: University of the Pacific.) Heralded as “hauntingly lovely” (Paste Magazine), you won’t want to miss a Carolyn Kendrick live performance. Since issuing her debut EP Tear Things Apart in 2020, Carolyn has honed in on a bittersweet, Americana-flavored sensibility. In addition to her songwriting career, Carolyn is active in the Bluegrass and Old-Time fiddle scene and has produced and written music for the award-winning podcasts You’re Wrong About (Podcast of the Year, iHeart Radio) and You Are Good. In 2021 she issued a collection of musical vignettes culled from her You Are Good compositions. Her debut full-length album will be released in early 2024.