From the heart of Virginia, this roots/pop Celtic-influenced rock band captivates audiences with their soaring, energetic songs and well-crafted lyrics.
- In 2001 Carbon Leaf won a Coca-Cola New Music Award, competing against a thousand other unsigned bands. The prize was a performance on the American Music Awards, the first unsigned band ever to do so.
- Their live performances have been compared to Dave Matthews Band and R.E.M.
- One of the band's most popular songs on iTunes is "The Friendship Song," part of the Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey soundtrack. Several of the tracks on the album are sung by Carbon Leaf.
--Wolf Trap website
