Artist:Liz Carroll John Doyle
Song:The Chandelier/Anne Lacey's
Album:Double Play
Liz Carroll is one of today's most popular Irish fiddlers. The only thing is she's not Irish. She was born in the US. And though her music sounds traditional, she writes a lot of her own songs. Double Play is one of two albums that Liz recorded with Irish guitarist John Doyle and it was Grammy nominated. She was born Sept. 19, 1956 in Chicago but her parents were from Ireland. And her grandfather played violin. Liz took classical music lessons from nuns at Visitation Catholic School. She went with her family to a local Irish pub that hosted a live radio show featuring traditional Irish music. Liz earned a degree in social psychology from DePaul University. Her influences include Chicago born Irish fiddler John McGreevy and Irish fiddler Sean McGuire. Liz won the 1975 All Ireland Senior Fiddle Championship. Liz has recorded mainly for two labels. She first recorded for Green Linnet, an American label that specialized in Celtic music. Then when the bluegrass label Compass bought Green Linnet, she recorded for Compass. The 2009 album Double Play was her final album for Compass. It was the second of two albums she recorded with guitarist John Doyle of the band Solas. Doyle has lived in the US since the 90s. The album was nominated for a Best Traditional World Music Album Grammy. Liz wrote most of the songs including The Chandelier/Anne Lacey's. Liz and Doyle produced the album in Nashville. Other musicians are John R. Burr of Alison Brown's band on organ and former Barefoot Jerry drummer and percussionist Kenny Malone. In recent years, Liz has recorded for her own label, most notably with The String Sisters. She doesn't seem to tour anymore. But she still plays festivals mostly during the summer. Here's Liz Carroll with guitarist Paul Meehan performing The Chandelier/Anne Lacey's on an Irish TV show.
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