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Carrie Newcomer is an American singer, songwriter and author.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = FolkLib Index )〕 She has produced 15 solo CDs and has received numerous awards for her music and related charitable activities. She has done numerous collaborations with authors, academics, philosophers and musicians. In 2009 and 2011 she traveled to India as a cultural ambassador, including musical performances organized by the US State Department. In 2012 she made a similar trip to Kenya on behalf of the Interfaith Hunger Initiative. Her range of causes, activities, collaborations and philosophies significantly influences her music. ==Solo music and career== Her first solo album was ''Visions and Dreams''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Rounder Records )〕 ''Vision and Dreams'' was originally released on Windchime records and then later re-released with two additional tracks by Rounder records. 〔 Between 1993-2010, she released twelve additional albums on Philo/Rounder.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Rounder Records )〕 Her range of causes, activities, collaborations and philosophies significantly influences her music.〔 Her album ''Betty's Diner: The Best of Carrie Newcomer'' was released in 2004. It contained three new songs, plus, "what's held up for me what songs have become old friends, and what songs are requested often".〔 The title track started out as a short story which Newcomer wrote while on the road, she then decided to incorporate the story into a song.〔http://www.puremusic.com/carrie4.html ''A Conversation with Carrie Newcomer'' by Frank Goodman, Puremusic.com February 2004 Retrieved October 6, 2012〕 In 2009 Newcomer traveled to India as a cultural ambassador for The American Center and worked with students of the American Embassy School in New Delhi.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate = 2010-03-31 )〕 While in India, Newcomer performed concerts organized by the U.S. State Department including those in the cities of Chennai & Trivandrum. After the first week in Delhi, she embarked on a tour schedule that included concerts and performance in the evenings and working with community service groups during the days.〔Lindquist, David (October 30, 2011) "Its a long way from Indiana to India, ''The Indianapolis Star'',page G1〕〔http://www.carrienewcomer.com/content/uploads/1/Newcomer_Bloom_India_Feature.pdf ''A Life-Changing Journey Carrie Newcomer's Tour of India for the U.S. State Department'' by Debra Kent Bloom Magazine feature article February/March 2010 issue. Pages 58-63. Retrieved August 14, 2012〕〔 In 2011 Newcomer returned to India as a cultural ambassador for The American Center and worked with students of the American Embassy School in New Delhi, the The American School Bombay, and The International School Chennai.〔 While in India, Newcomer performed concerts organized by the U.S. State Department and visited community service projects and facilitated workshops.〔 In 2011, following her 2011 trip to India, she released the album, ''Everything is Everywhere'', on Available Light Records which featured Amjad Ali Khan and his sons, Amaan and Ayaan on traditional Indian instruments. The profits of "Everything is Everywhere" benefit Interfaith Hunger Initiative〔〔http://m.timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/9707965.cms ''Amaan, Ayaan's new album'' The Times of India August 23, 2011〕〔http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/destinations/perceptivetravel/post/2011/11/Listening-well-doing-good/569012/1 Kerry Dexter ''Listening well, doing good'' USA Today Perceptive Travel November 19, 2011〕 In the article "''Carrie Newcomer’s cool fusion of East and West hooks listeners''" Firstpost (Mumbai, India) identified Amjad Ali Khan and his sons, Amaan and Ayaan as "three of the best sarod players in the world".〔http://www.firstpost.com/living/carrie-newcomer%E2%80%99s-cool-fusion-of-east-and-west-hooks-listeners-124494.html ''Carrie Newcomer’s cool fusion of East and West hooks listeners'' by Uttara Choudhury November 5, 2011 Published by Firstpost, Mumbai, India Retrieved August 14, 2012〕 With the music in this collaboration album, Newcomer said that her objective was "to create songs that were based in western song form, but would integrate and preserve the power, depth and energy of Indian music. I did not want to create western songs, add a tabla and call it fusion." 〔 ''Kindred Spirits: A collection'' was released in November 2012. It includes two previously unreleased songs, two songs from her hunger benefit project (Everything is Everywhere) featuring Indian classical sarod performers Amjad Ali Khan, Ayaan and Amaan Ali Khan, two previously unreleased live recordings, and a compilation of other songs.〔http://www.carrienewcomer.com Official website Retrieved October 6, 2012〕 Her CD ''A Permeable life'' was released in April 2014, as was her book of the same title.〔〔 They do not have material in common, but Newcomer has indicated that the book shows some of the process and themes of her songwriting.〔''A Permeable Life'' 2013 By Carrie Newcomer ISBN 978-0-615-90275-3 Page 4〕 The theme of the CD has been characterized as: "Newcomer explores familiar themes of being present, moving through thresholds in life and embracing each experience that comes your way".〔''Allowing the world in Indiana native brings her view of life, set to music, to CSPS Hall'' by Aly Brown http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20140320/GOIOWACITY/303200004/Allowing-world-in?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1 Iowa City Press-Citizen, a Garnett Company March 19, 2014 Retrieved Aprile 6, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carrie Newcomer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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