Caitlin Cary (born October 28, 1968) is an alternative country musician and visual artist from

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Early life

Caitlin Cary is the youngest of seven siblings (all older brothers). Her entire family was involved in music to some degree, with her parents' love for singing and her father's interest in building instruments. She had begun to play the violin at age five, but put it aside as a teenager. In addition to the violin, she also played her father's harpsichords, where she wrote some of her own songs. Cary went to college at the

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. She began working on a degree in English. During her college time, she picked up playing the violin again, and she formed a small 'jokey' band called Garden Weasels. After graduating from the College of Wooster, she enrolled in the graduate program in creative at

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Career

Whiskeytown

In 1993, musician

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contacted Cary and asked her if she would play violin in a band that he was starting. Cary agreed, and they formed

Whiskeytown Whiskeytown was an American alternative country band formed in 1994 from Raleigh, North Carolina. Fronted by Ryan Adams, the group included members Caitlin Cary, Phil Wandscher, Eric "Skillet" Gilmore, and Mike Daly. They disbanded in 2000 wi ...

Solo career

In 2000, Cary released her first solo EP ''Waltzie'', produced by

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. Cary's debut album ''While You Weren't Looking'' was released in 2002 and featured Whiskeytown's

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(guitar), who co-wrote and played on most of the songs. Personnel also included Mike Santoro (bass), Skillet Gilmore (drums), and Jen Gunderman (keyboards).

Thad Cockrell Thad Aaron Cockrell is an American singer-songwriter. He has released five solo albums, along with a collaborative album with Caitlin Cary and two albums with LEAGUES. Cockrell often writes emotional songs with the intent of inclusion. Early lif ...

, Tonya Lamm (Hazeldine), and Lynn Blakey provided harmonies. 2003's ''I'm Staying Out'' featured guest appearances from

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, Don Dixon, Greg Humphreys, Audley Freed, and

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Other projects

In 2005, Cary released an album of duets, ''Begonias'', with

with songs composed by the duo. In 2013, Cary co-founded th
North Carolina Music Love Army
with

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. The collective of NC-based musicians created the ''We Are Not For Sale: Songs of Protest'' LP to oppose the regressive actions of the North Carolina General Assembly. The album was released worldwide via Redeye on November 26, 2013. In 2010, Caitlin performed with Matt Douglas (lead singer and songster for The Proclivities) in Raleigh's annual Love Hangover show, in which male/female duos sing love song covers. They then formed the group Small Ponds, who released an EP on Last Chance Records in September 2010.

Visual Arts

Cary is an accomplished visual artist, creating fabric collages she calls "Needle Print." Examples of her work are prominently featured on her website.

Personal life

Cary is married to drummer/artist Skillet Gilmore, and they live in South

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Discography

Solo

;Albums * 2002: ''While You Weren't Looking'' (Yep Roc) * 2003: ''I'm Staying Out'' (Yep Roc) ;EPs * 2000: ''Waltzie'' (Yep Roc) * 2002: ''Thick Walls Down'' (Yep Roc)

With
Whiskeytown Whiskeytown was an American alternative country band formed in 1994 from Raleigh, North Carolina. Fronted by Ryan Adams, the group included members Caitlin Cary, Phil Wandscher, Eric "Skillet" Gilmore, and Mike Daly. They disbanded in 2000 wi ...

* 1995: ''

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'' (Outpost) * 1997: '' Strangers Almanac'' (Outpost) * 2001: ''

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'' ( Lost Highway)

With
Tres Chicas Tres Chicas are an alternative country group from Raleigh, North Carolina. History Blakey and Cary met in 1997 when Glory Fountain shared a bill with Whiskeytown. Blakey met Lamm when she attended a Hazeldine show in Chapel Hill, and soon all ...

* 2004: ''Sweetwater'' (Yep Roc) * 2006: '' Bloom, Red & the Ordinary Girl'' (Yep Roc)

With
Thad Cockrell Thad Aaron Cockrell is an American singer-songwriter. He has released five solo albums, along with a collaborative album with Caitlin Cary and two albums with LEAGUES. Cockrell often writes emotional songs with the intent of inclusion. Early lif ...

* 2005: ''Begonias'' (Yep Roc)

With The Small Ponds

* 2010: ''Caitlin Cary & Matt Douglas Are The Small Ponds'' (Last Chance)

With NC Music Love Army

;Albums * 2013: ''We Are Not For Sale: Songs Of Protest'' (Redeye) ;Singles * 2014: "Stick To The Plan" (Bloodshot) * 2014: "Dear Mr. McCrory" (Redeye) * 2015: "The Ballad of Lennon Lacy" (Redeye) * 2016: "When You Were A young Man" (Love Army Records)

As guest artist

* 2019: Horace Holloway - ''Tin Foil Stars'' (Dirtleg) * 2016:

- ''Cities & Schools'' (File 13) * 2016: James Olin Oden - ''Deeper Dance'' (self-released / Bandcamp) * 2014: Ocean Carolina - ''All The Way Home'' (Old Hand) * 2013:

- ''Lovesick Blues'' (Yep Rock) * 2013:

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- ''Memories & Birds'' (Little Criminal / MRI) * 2013: James Olin Oden - ''The Craic is Free'' (self-released / Bandcamp) * 2012:

American Aquarium American Aquarium is an American alternative country band from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Background Formed in 2006, the band derived its name from the Wilco song, “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,” and is led by band founder an ...

- ''Burn.Flicker.Die'' (Last Chance) * 2012: The Riverbreaks - ''Wildfire'' (self-released) * 2011: James Olin Oden - ''Samhain's March: A Winter Journey'' (self-released / Bandcamp) * 2010:

- ''Small Town Hymns'' (Last Chance) * 2010: Sally Spring - ''Made of Stars'' (Sniffinpup) * 2008: Yarn - ''Empty Pockets'' (Ardsley) * 2008: Chatham County Line - ''IV'' (Yep Roc) * 2008:

: ''The Bible and the Bottle'' (self-released) * 2008: Monty Warren - ''Trailer Park Angel'' (Doublenaught) * 2007: Simon Alpin - ''On The Wire'' (Ravine) * 2007: Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers - ''Glassjaw Boxer'' (Atlantic / Everfine) * 2006: Cracker - ''Greenland'' (Cooking Vinyl) * 2006: Patty Hurst Shifter - ''Too Crowded on the Losing End'' (Evo / Blue Rose) * 2006: Sally Spring - ''Mockingbird'' (Sniffinpup) * 2005: Chatham County Line - Route 23 (Yep Roc) * 2005:

and

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- ''A Question of Temperature'' (Yep Roc) * 2005: Terry Anderson - ''Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass-Kickin Team'' (Doublenaught) * 2004:

- ''Travels In The South'' (Yep Roc) * 2004:

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- '' The Official Fiction'' (Epic / Murmur) * 2003: Goner - ''How Good We Had It'' (Bifocal Media) * 2003:

- ''Song For A Sleepwalker'' (Murmur) * 2003: Tangerine Trousers - ''Dressed for Success'' (self-released) * 2003:

- ''Warmth & Beauty'' (Yep Roc) * 2001:

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- ''A Man Under the Influence'' ( Bloodshot) * 2001: Greg Hawks & The Tremblers - ''Fool's Paradise'' (Yep Roc) * 2001: Hazeldine - ''Double Back'' (Glitterhouse / Okra-Tone) * 2001:

- ''Stack of Dreams'' (Miles of Music) * 2000:

- ''Mercury's Blues'' (Glitterhouse / Rice Box) * 2000: Tami Hart - ''No Light in August'' (Mr. Lady)

As primary artist

* 2004: Various Artists - ''Por Vida: A Tribute To The Songs Of

'' ( Cooking Vinyl) - disc 2 track 11, "By Eleven"

As composer

* 2002: Shannon Lyon - ''Dharma'' (Inbetweens) - track 12, "Houses On The Hill" (Hidden Track) co-written with

* 2003:

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- ''Dark Chords On A Big Guitar'' ( Koch) - track 3, "Rosemary Moore"

References

External links

*
Artist Page on CMT.comOfficial Small Ponds site
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cary, Caitlin 1968 births Living people American alternative country singers American women country singers American country singer-songwriters American violinists Singer-songwriters from Ohio Country musicians from Ohio North Carolina State University alumni People from East Cleveland, Ohio Whiskeytown members College of Wooster alumni People from Seville, Ohio 21st-century violinists Yep Roc Records artists