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Trina Hamlin is an American
folk-rock singer-songwriter from
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
. She studied at the
Berklee College of Music, majoring in professional music, after which she moved to New York City and began performing with the band Blue Leaves. She has performed with
Nini Camps
Nini Camps (born in Miami, Florida) is an American folk rock singer-songwriter, who writes music for film and TV while also performing as lead singer of the all female band Antigone Rising. She currently lives with her family in New York City. ...
and
Marilyn D'Amato as the
Acoustic Girl Circle and as The Hamiltons, and also as a solo artist.
Background
Hamlin earned a degree in professional music from
Berklee College
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cour ...
in Boston and graduated to the club scene in New York City with the band Blue Leaves. She has gone on to write and co produce six albums of her own. Hamlin was chosen as one of the "most wanted new artists" at the
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and has performed at the
Newport Folk Festival
Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival. It was one of the first modern music festivals in America, and remains a foca ...
in the company of
Ani Di Franco,
Dar Williams
Dorothy Snowden "Dar" Williams (born April 19, 1967) is an American pop folk singer-songwriter from Mount Kisco, New York. Hendrik Hertzberg of ''The New Yorker'' has described Williams as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters."
She is ...
and the
Indigo Girls. She has performed on ''
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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'', has had her music chosen as a backdrop for the
CBS
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television movie ''Friend's at Last'' as well as
The WB
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series, ''
Dawson's Creek
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''. Her songs have also been featured on
Bravo's ''Tale Light's'',
Lifetime's ''The Things We Do for Love'',
MTV's ''
The Real World'', as well as
ABC Family's ''Beautiful People''. In addition, Hamlin has performed concerts with
Paula Cole
Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. After gaining attention for her performances as a vocalist on Peter Gabriel's 1993–1994 Secret World Tour, she released her first album, ''Harbinger'', which suffered from a la ...
,
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single " Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He has composed m ...
,
Ricki Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. Over the course of a career that spans five decades, she has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, pop, soul, and jazz. A two ...
and
John Hiatt
John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has been awarded ...
. She is often noted as the best harmonica player of all time.
Throughout 2011, she has toured extensively with celebrated New Folk artist
Susan Werner, primarily as a highly diversified percussionist, as well as contributing solo and backing vocals and harmonica.
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Side projects
*The Hamiltons
*AGC (Acoustic Girls Circle)
Discography
* ''Living On Love'' (2007)
* ''One Nightstand – Seattle'' – Live (2008)
* ''Mpress Records New Arrivals Vol. 2 – Compilation'' (2007)
* ''Foundation'' (2002)
* ''Living Room'' (1999)
* ''Ovarian Cancer Research Fund – Compilation'' (1999)
* ''Alone'' (1998)
References
External links
Official Web Site
Living people
American women singers
Songwriters from Minnesota
Berklee College of Music alumni
American folk musicians
American women guitarists
Musicians from Minneapolis
Year of birth missing (living people)
Singers from Minnesota
Guitarists from Minnesota
21st-century American women
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