Genre: Folk
Hometown: Austin, TX

Carrie Ann Carroll, a singer/songwriter from Austin, TX, writes songs about love, lust, hope and disappointment. Carrie considers herself a folk singer, but her pop sensibility and country instincts make a delicious mix of catchy, heartbreaking tunes. She got her start in the New York City are where she honed her skills as a writer and performer. Inspired by the melodies and honesty of songwriters from Hank Williams and Loretta Lynn to Todd Snider and Jack White, Carrie strives to write simple and sincere songs that pull on your heart strings and hopefully, make you tap your feet.

"Scrappy Jud Newcomb says, "I could get fancy here, but I think what needs to be said is Carrie is an honest songwriter with a deeply beautiful voice."

"Steve Poltz says, "Carrie's songs are like meat hooks in a slaughter house...they rip into your stomach lining and move up to your heart and all you can do is just hang there...and watch yourself bleed to death.""