1. Carrie Newcomer was born on May 25,1958 and is an American singer, songwriter and author.
27 Facts About Carrie Newcomer
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Carrie Newcomer has produced 19 solo CDs and has received numerous awards for her music and related charitable activities.
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Carrie Newcomer has collaborated with numerous authors, academics, philosophers and musicians.
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Carrie Newcomer began writing songs as a teenager and began performing in restaurants, coffeehouses and at benefits and festivals.
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Carrie Newcomer began her university studies at Ball State University and then Goshen College.
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Carrie Newcomer spent 5 months teaching art in an elementary school in San Isidro, Costa Rica.
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Carrie Newcomer was the group's main songwriter and lead vocalist and she played dulcimer and guitar.
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Carrie Newcomer released four solo albums and one live album on Available Light Records.
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The title track started out as a short story which Carrie Newcomer wrote while on the road, she then decided to incorporate the story into a song.
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In 2009 Carrie Newcomer traveled to India as a cultural ambassador for The American Center and worked with students of the American Embassy School in New Delhi.
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In 2011 Carrie 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 American School Bombay, and The International School Chennai.
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The theme of the CD has been characterized as: "Carrie Newcomer explores familiar themes of being present, moving through thresholds in life and embracing each experience that comes your way".
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Carrie Newcomer has released three books of poetry, essays and short stories.
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Since 2017 Newcomer has co-hosted The Growing Edge podcast with author Parker J Palmer described as "exploring the themes of life on the growing edge personally, vocationally and politically".
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In 2012, Carrie Newcomer performed at various locations in rural Chulaimbo Kenya as a part of the Interfaith Hunger Initiative and at the AMPATH HIV center in Eldoret.
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Carrie Newcomer improves with every CD and her poetry grows more complex and luminous.
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In 2003, Carrie Newcomer was named Woman of the Year by the City of Bloomington's Commission on the Status of Women.
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Carrie Newcomer has donated money from sales of her cds to the Nature Conservancy and she has participated in benefit concerts in St Louis and Tucson.
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In 2016 Carrie Newcomer was presented an honorary degree by Goshen College in Music for Social Change.
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Carrie Newcomer has collaborated with a range of musicians in performances and recordings.
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Carrie Newcomer has collaborated on performances, presentations and efforts with authors, academics, activists, and organizations.
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Carrie Newcomer's song was played as a prologue and as patrons left the amphitheater.
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Carrie Newcomer's music was woven into the NEA-funded sound design by theatre sound designer Richard K Thomas.
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Carrie Newcomer's albums contain collaborations with a range of other musicians.
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Carrie Newcomer is a member of the National Advisory board of the Beuchner institute of King college.
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Carrie Newcomer gives a percentage of her album sales to charitable organizations including the Interfaith Hunger Initiative American Friends Service Committee, America's Second Harvest, The Center for Courage and Renewal, and Literacy Volunteers of America.
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Carrie Newcomer is married to Robert Shannon Meitus, an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer.