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Kendel Carson (born c. 1985) is a Canadian singer and fiddler. She performs with the folk music band The Paperboys, but is best known internationally as a roots/country solo artist. She was born in Alberta, and at the age of seven she moved with her family to Victoria, British Columbia. She started to play the violin at age three. She studied classical music, and at age twelve she and her brother Tyler Carson were regular soloists for a children’s concert series with the Victoria Symphony.〔American Federation of Musicians, ("Kendel Carson: Wide Open Spaces" ), ''International Musician'', October 2009〕 In 2003, she played with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.〔National Youth Orchestra of Canada, ()〕 Along with her interest in classical music, she and her brother enjoyed other genres of music and they performed as buskers on the streets of Victoria. She once played an impromptu fiddle accompaniment for Spirit of the West. Following her stint with the Youth Orchestra, she joined the Celtic rock group The Paperboys in Vancouver on the strength of her experience with Spirit of the West.〔 She also performed with Spirit of the West at several shows in 2012 when regular member Geoffrey Kelly was ill. Later, at an outdoor concert with The Paperboys, she met Chip Taylor, the noted songwriter famous for such songs as "Angel of the Morning", and he became her mentor, musical partner, and producer. With Taylor, she has developed her vocal talents along with her fiddling. She records for Taylor’s Train Wreck Records, and they have performed together in North America and in Europe.〔(Train Wreck Records )〕 Her first album with Taylor, ''Rearview Mirror Tears'' was named by ''Q Magazine'' as one of the five best roots albums of 2007. XM Radio declared it one of the top ten country albums of the year.〔Liz Childers, ("Kendel Carson Plays Second Fiddle to No One" ), American Songwriter, July 13, 2009〕 She also records and performs with Stephanie Cadman and Miranda Mulholland in a country music trio called Belle Starr. For the past several years she has also performed with Barney Bentall and the Grand Cariboo Opry. In 2013, she became a member of the Alan Doyle Band in support of his solo album ''Boy on Bridge'' (2012). Carson does not appear on the album itself.〔AllMusic.com, (Credits for ''Boy on Bridge'' ) Accessed April 26, .〕 She lists Janis Joplin, Lucinda Williams, The Band, and Emmylou Harris among her many influences.〔 ==Discography== 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「Kendel Carson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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