Liz Carroll
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Liz Carroll is an Irish-American musician
. She was born in Chicago
of Irish
parents. In 1974 she won the All-Ireland under 18 fiddle
championship. The next year she won the All-Ireland Senior Fiddle Championship.
Liz's first recording was in 1978, a collaboration with Tommy Maguire called "Kiss Me Kate". She recorded her first solo album "A Friend Indeed" the following year, and recorded another solo album in 1988. In 1992 Carroll joined up with Billy McComiskey and Dáithí Sproule
to form Trian. The group recorded two albums. Liz received the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship Award in 1994. A third solo album, Lost In The Loop, was released in 2000. It received the Indie award for best Celtic/British Isles recording that year. In 2002, Liz recorded another solo album entitled 'Lake Effect', and most recently, 'In Play' and 'Double Play', with guitarist John Doyle
.
In 2005, Liz recorded a live album and DVD with String Sisters
titled Live, released in 2007.
Her recent CDs are on the Green Linnet
and Compass Records
labels. She appears in concert solo, as well as with John Doyle.
In 2010, Carroll became the first American-born traditional Irish musician to be nominated for a Grammy, when her recording with John Doyle Double Play on Compass Records
was nominated in the "Best Traditional World Music Album" category. 200 Carroll compositions, recorded and unrecorded, were published in August, 2010 as Collected: Original Irish Tunes.
*Grammy nominee
Musician
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. She was born in Chicago
Chicago
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of Irish
Ireland
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parents. In 1974 she won the All-Ireland under 18 fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
championship. The next year she won the All-Ireland Senior Fiddle Championship.
Liz's first recording was in 1978, a collaboration with Tommy Maguire called "Kiss Me Kate". She recorded her first solo album "A Friend Indeed" the following year, and recorded another solo album in 1988. In 1992 Carroll joined up with Billy McComiskey and Dáithí Sproule
Dáithí Sproule
Dáithí Sproule is a guitarist and singer of traditional Irish music from Derry, Northern Ireland. His niece is the singer songwriter Claire Sproule.-Biography:...
to form Trian. The group recorded two albums. Liz received the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship Award in 1994. A third solo album, Lost In The Loop, was released in 2000. It received the Indie award for best Celtic/British Isles recording that year. In 2002, Liz recorded another solo album entitled 'Lake Effect', and most recently, 'In Play' and 'Double Play', with guitarist John Doyle
John Doyle (musician)
John Doyle is an Irish musician and songwriter. For four years he served as acoustic guitarist with the Irish/American band Solas. He is now an active solo artist...
.
In 2005, Liz recorded a live album and DVD with String Sisters
String Sisters
String Sisters are a Grammy long-listed folk supergroup made up six of the world's leading female fiddlers.-Formation:...
titled Live, released in 2007.
Her recent CDs are on the Green Linnet
Green Linnet Records
Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy...
and Compass Records
Compass Records
Compass Records is a Nashville-based independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown. Currently home to nearly 100 folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic artists, the label releases about 20 records a year...
labels. She appears in concert solo, as well as with John Doyle.
In 2010, Carroll became the first American-born traditional Irish musician to be nominated for a Grammy, when her recording with John Doyle Double Play on Compass Records
Compass Records
Compass Records is a Nashville-based independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown. Currently home to nearly 100 folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic artists, the label releases about 20 records a year...
was nominated in the "Best Traditional World Music Album" category. 200 Carroll compositions, recorded and unrecorded, were published in August, 2010 as Collected: Original Irish Tunes.
Discography
- 2009 — Double Play (with John Doyle)*
- 2007 — Live (with String SistersString SistersString Sisters are a Grammy long-listed folk supergroup made up six of the world's leading female fiddlers.-Formation:...
) - 2005 — In Play (with John Doyle)
- 2002 — Lake Effect
- 2000 — Lost in The Loop
- 1995 — Trian II (with Trian)
- 1992 — Trian (with Trian)
- 1988 — Liz Carroll (reissued 1993)
- 1979 — A Friend Indeed (with Marty Fahey) (reissued 1995)
- 1978 — Kiss Me Kate (with Tommy Maguire)
*Grammy nominee