Wild Carrot is a United States folk music

Folk music

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 duo from Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

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. The group is made up primarily of husband and wife Pam Temple and Spencer Funk.

In 2006 the duo was selected by the U.S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile

Santiago, Chile

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 to represent the United States

United States

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 as Cultural Ambassadors to Chile

Chile

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. Their visit included performances at Expoinglés, a Santiago festival that promotes English as a second language in Chile and celebrates the cultures of several English-speaking countries.

The sound of the group has at times drawn comparison to other husband and wife folk duos such as Small Potatoes

Small Potatoes

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. Temple provides the songs, soprano

Soprano

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 vocals and basic guitar

Guitar

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 accompaniment while Funk adds touches of fingerstyle guitar

Fingerstyle guitar

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, mandolin

Mandolin

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 and harmony vocals. On recordings they have been joined by Don Porterfield (bass

Bass (instrument)

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), Chris Rosser (percussion & vocals) and others. They have also performed as a quartet with Brenda Wolfersberger (bass) and Brandt Smith (banjo). Their 2008 recording, I've Heard That Song Before, is a collaboration with pianist

Pianist

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 Hank Ross.

Discography

• Defined (2000, Falling Mountain Music)
• Hope (2003 , Falling Mountain/Chocolate Dog Music)
• I've Heard That Song Before (2008, Falling Mountian Music/Chocolate Dog Music)
• Crowd Around the Mic: Live (2011, Chocolate Dog Music/Blue Jordan Records
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