Birth name Kyle Anne Carey Name Kyle Carey Website www.kyleannecarey.com | Occupation(s) Musical Artist Role Musical Artist | |
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Associated acts Seamus Egan, Dirk Powell, Pauline Scanlon, Natalie Haas, Nanci Griffith, Julie Fowlis, Kate Wolf, Loreena Mckennitt, Gillebride MacMillan, Solas (group), Joy Dunlop, The Cottars Profiles | ||
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Kyle Carey (born 1988) is a Celtic Americana musical artist who creates a synthesis of music called 'Gaelic Americana'.
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- Biography
- Recordings
- Personal life
- Discography
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Biography
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.
Recordings
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 Bart-Jan Baartmans.
In 2013 Kyle released an EP of traditional May carols called One Morning in May, a collaborative project with English BBC Folk Award-winning duo Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker. The collection contains three traditional British May carols, as well as an arrangement of the well-known folk ballad "One Morning in May".
In September 2014 Kyle released her second full-length album, North Star. Produced by Séamus Egan, the album features nine originals, two songs in Scottish Gaelic, and a cover of "Across the Great Divide" by Kate Wolf. Artists who contributed to the album include Dirk Powell, Natalie Haas, Pauline Scanlon, Chris Stout and Scottish percussionist James MacKintosh of Capercaillie (band). North Star was ranked #7 in the "Top Albums of September 2014" by the Acoustic Music Scene.
Personal life
Kyle is based in Brooklyn, New York. She is the daughter of non-fiction writer Richard Adams Carey and a direct descendent of the Adams and Quincy Adams families. In 2017 she became engaged to Italian philosopher and 2016 'Gaelic Learner of the Year' Carmine Colajezzi.