The Carrivick Sisters are twins Laura and Charlotte Carrivick from South
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
, England, who perform as a musical duo.
They combine original songs, based on old stories, legends and folklore from their local area,
with American
bluegrass and
old time music
Old-time music is a genre of North American folk music. It developed along with various North American folk dances, such as square dancing, clogging, and buck dancing. It is played on acoustic instruments, generally centering on a combination o ...
.
The Carrivick Sisters have been performing as a duo since 2006 and turned professional in 2007.
They were finalists for the
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award
The BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award is an annual competition for young folk musicians in the United Kingdom. It was first awarded in 1988 as the Young Tradition Award, taking its present name in 1998. Recent winners of the award include Brighde C ...
in 2010.
Their 2013 album ''Over the Edge'' featured
Blair Dunlop
Blair Dunlop (born 11 February 1992) is an English folk musician and actor.
Early life and education
Dunlop is the son of folk-rock musician Ashley Hutchings (formerly a member of Fairport Convention) and singer Judy Dunlop. He received a schol ...
on harmony vocals and, like their previous album ''From the Fields'',
was produced by Josh Rusby (brother of folk singer
Kate Rusby
Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English English folk music, folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sometimes called the "Barnsley Nightingale", she has headlined various British folk festivals, an ...
).
Discography
References
External links
Official website
2006 establishments in England
British identical twins
English bluegrass music groups
English folk musical groups
English musical duos
Female musical duos
Identical twin females
Musical groups established in 2006
Musical groups from Devon
Old-time bands
Twin musical duos
English twins
Folk music duos
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