Carolyn Wonderland has the goods. A triple threat with her diverse songwriting, soulful vocals, and guitar goddess status - all featured on over twenty CDs, six of which are her releases - she has a pedigree in this business that's hard to match. A bit of a renegade, she likes to incorporate elements of Blues, Country, Swing, Zydeco, Surf, Gospel, Soul, and some nights, maybe even a Cumbia into the musical mix. Recent years have seen her stretching out musically working some expert whistling and scat singing into her shows. In addition to her trusty guitar, "Patty," Carolyn has been regularly playing her trumpet, and even occasionally the accordion, mandolin, or keys...she is threatening to take up nose flute if someone doesn't stop her...
Wonderland's songs have been featured on NBC's "Homicide," Fox's "Time of Your Life," & Houston NORML even made a video PSA set to Carolyn's "Annie's Scarlet Letter." She has toured with acts like Buddy Guy and Johnny Winter, sat-in with String Cheese Incident, Robert Earl Keen, and Los Lobos, and even sang the "National Anthem" at Sturgis Bike Week 2003. She's been lucky enough to jam with mentors and friends like Bob Dylan, Eddy Shaver and Ray Benson. She's co-written songs with Ruthie Foster, Cindy Cashdollar, Candye Kane and Guy Forsyth.
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Hope Waits possesses that rare talent that is born of challenge, pain and heart. Growing up in the Deep South, Wait's voice was strong from the beginning. Waits delivers a record so full of maturity and passion that it belies the fact that this is a debut album. In addition, Hope's music found the attention of Putumayo World Music who included the singer's take on Jackie Wilson's "I'll Be Satisfied" on their 2008 Women of Jazz release (alongside Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux and Cassandra Wilson) and made her the spokesperson for the project. Hope is currently working on her second studio album, and will be touring in the later part of 2011.
