The Scarlet Ending

The Scarlet Ending is a six piece indie rock band from Syracuse, New York. The group is fronted by identical twin sisters Kayleigh Goldsworthy (Vocals, Guitar, Violin) and Kaleena Goldsworthy (Vocals, Piano, Accordion, Pennywhistle, Melodica, Ukulele), with Jon Tedd (Guitar, Vocals), Jess Hafner (Cello, Synthesizer), Nick Streeter (Drums, Percussion), and Aaron Garritillo (Bass Guitar) [1]

The Scarlet Ending
The Scarlet Ending in 2009
Background information
OriginSyracuse, New York, USA
GenresIndie rock
Years active2002–present
LabelsFierce Little Records
MembersKayleigh Goldsworthy
Kaleena Goldsworthy
Jon Tedd
Jess Hafner
Aaron Garritillo
Nick Streeter

Career

The Scarlet Ending was started by identical twin sisters Kayleigh and Kaleena in 2002. In 2008 the band grew to include Jon, Jess, Nick, and Aaron.

Discography

Full lengths
  • Cries and Whispers - Released by Fierce Little Records (formerly SubCat Records) [2]

Ghosts - Released by Fierce Little Records March 9, 2010 [3]

EPs
  • The Scarlet Ending - Released independently
  • The Things You Used to Own - Released by Fierce Little Records August 14, 2012

Awards and honors
  • SAMMY (Syracuse area music) award for best pop recording 2006.[4]
  • SAMMY (Syracuse area music) nominee for best pop recording 2007.
  • SAMMY (SYRACUSE area music) Award for best Alternative. 2011.

Media use

The song "The Way We Used to Be," off the CD "Cries and Whispers" appeared on Season 3 of MTV's "The Hills," and was also featured on the DVD release. The song was also featured on season 4 of "Making the band".[5]
The song "Winter," off the CD "Cries and whispers" appeared on Season 1 of VH1's "Tool Academy" [6][7]

Notable touring

In the summer of 2008, the band toured both Greenland and Germany for Armed Forces Entertainment.[8][9]

In September and October 2009, the band toured Southwest Asia with Armed Forces Entertainment.[10]

Equipment

Kayleigh Goldsworthy uses Glasser Bows exclusively.

Notes
  1. http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=39898 - Lists members and instruments.
  2. http://cdbaby.com/cd/scarlete
  3. http://knoxroad.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/knox-road-interview-with-the-scarlet-ending/ - Knox road interview discussing the upcoming album.
  4. http://www.syracuseareamusic.com/awards?page=1&destination= - The scarlet ending "Best Pop Recording 2006"
  5. http://soundtrack.mtv.com/profile/thescarletending?source_user=34D8EC0000ECD834000100ECD834
  6. http://forums.vh1.com/vh1/board/message?board.id=6aab4ebbdec53f1ed22eb1d37a181d44&message.id=710 - Lists of songs played on the episode.
  7. http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1604442&vid=339421 - The song is at 2:55 in this part of the episode
  8. http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf?/base/living-5/1218877022327640.xml&coll=1 - Article from the Post Standard on Germany / Greenland tours.
  9. http://www.armedforcesentertainment.com/ScarletEnding.htm - AFE page on the band.
  10. http://armedforcesentertainment.com/AFE_TourSWA.htm
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