Caroline Dahl
Caroline Dahl is an American pianist and composer of boogie-woogie and American roots music.
She is originally from Louisville, Kentucky, where she played with the Metropolitan Blues All Stars. She has lived in San Francisco[1] for 30+ years where she performs solo around the Bay area and with Tom Rigney & Flambeau.[2] She also performed frequently for more than 25 years at Sunday brunches at Mama's Royal Café (now closed) in Mill Valley. Caroline is also an award-winning fiber artist.[3]
The American Music Research Foundation calls Dahl "a self-taught master of the American roots styles of Boogie woogie, Blues, vintage R&B, Jazz, Swing, and Country Swing."[4] She has headlined at festivals in the United States, Europe and Canada, including the International Boogie Woogie Festival in Switzerland,[5] the Festival de Blues in Barcelona, and the Motor City Boogie Woogie Festival in Detroit.
Discography
- 2005: No Hats (Globe Records)
- 2006: Night House (Globe Records)
- 2013: Devil Digit Boogie Woogie (Hexadact Records)
References
- Cavalieri, Nate (10 December 2003). "Caroline Dahl: Night House". SF Weekly. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- "Caroline Dahl—Night House – GlobeRecords - Audiophile Audition". Audaud.com. 2007-01-15. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- Liberatore, Paul (19 December 2009). "Boogie-woogie piano player is also a fiber artist". Marin Independent Journal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- "American Music Research Foundation - blues, boogie woogie, jazz, ragtime, rhythm and blues". Amrf.net. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- "Silvan Zingg International Boogie Woogie Festival | Switzerland". Boogiefestival.com. 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
External links
- Caroline Dahl website
- Globe Records website
- Tom Rigney website
- Swanee River Boogie Woogie by Caroline Dahl, San Francisco