Carolann Solebello

hello, friends!

it's a beautiful summer day here in brooklyn, and i mean that. as i type this, the temperature is 88 degrees fahrenheit, whereas just a few days ago, i was wearing a wool coat! you won't hear me complain, though. my heart and soul are dancing for joy in the light and warmth after the long, dark winter. i think spring may be arriving next week, but until then, happy summer, everyone!

in this merry month of may, i am delighted to report that SHIVER will begin hitting the airwaves! gigantic…

Hooray, it's Spring! Well, sort of... 

Be that as it may, no matter what the weatherfolk say, I'm calling it Spring because it's April and April means I'm back out on the road again in earnest, playing SEVEN shows in the Northeast this month -- two with NO FUSS AND FEATHERS and five solo -- and I am really, really excited about it! 

I'll be playing lots of songs from my brand-new record, SHIVER, and will surely have plenty of copies on hand at every single show. Click HERE to find details on where and…

today is the first of march, and that means i am now the mother of a twelve-year-old.  which is absolutely blowing my mind.  the soulful-eyed little bundle who arrived on a frigid afternoon back in 2006 is now a dancing, singing, songwriting, video game-playing, book-loving sixth-grade math whiz who showers me with love and amazes me every single day.  all of you more experienced parents who told me -- back when he was a squiggling infant and i was a sleep-deprived, guitar-playing hot mess -- that time…

It's ready, friends!!!  

Just a quick mid-month note to let you know that today is RELEASE DAY, so the wait is over:  SHIVER is now available for purchase in both physical and digital formats in our very own online store!  Here's where you can preview tracks and buy:

https://carolannsolebello.com/store

In a few weeks, SHIVER will also be available at our favorite online retailer, CDBaby.com, plus at iTunes, Amazon, and other virtual purveyors of recorded music.  Thank you for your patience and your…

friends, it gives me tremendous joy to tell you that the new record, SHIVER, is finished.  completed.  in the can and out the door.  waaaahoooo!!!

download codes have been sent to all the fabulous folks who pre-ordered, and physical CDs will to ship to those same people on or about february 12.  THANK YOU to all you beautiful souls.  your support means the world to me!

i am SO happy and SO relieved.  my chilly little bird is fledging, testing its wings among friends and supporters before venturing further…

ladies and gentlemen, the band -- CRAIG AKIN (upright bass), JAGODA (drums, percussion), ERIC LEE (mandolin, fiddle), PAUL SILVERMAN (accordion), JOE IADANZA (acoustic guitar), and CATHERINE MILES (harmony vocals) -- has left the building.  thankyouverymuch...

four tracking sessions and one edit session later, the new album is in the can.  well, actually the hard drive.  and the cloud.  but you know what i mean, right?

on the first of december, fearless producer JOE IADANZA, superhero recording engineer…

...in T minus four!  Days, that is...

On Monday, November 6, I will tune my guitar, put on my favorite studio headphones, and play my Martin-picking heart out when engineer Mark Dann hits the RECORD button and Jagoda, king of drummers, drops the downbeat and lays down the groove with Craig Akin, the bass fiddler every songwriter dreams of.  If all goes as planned, we'll cut live rhythm tracks for six tunes that day, then bring Paul Silverman and Eric Lee into the studio on Tuesday to add some sweet…

 'tis time... to FINALLY hit the studio!

I am BEYOND thrilled to announce that Producer Joe and I have taken the next step toward making [ALBUM TITLE] a reality.  We have booked recording sessions for our dream team of players to put it all together in the studio!  In early November, we will don our headphones and hit the red button with none other than Craig Akin (upright bass), Jagoda (drums and percussion), Paul Silverman (accordion), Eric Lee (mandolin and fiddle), and Catherine Miles (harmony vocals)…

It's September, and I have news.  Not BAD news.  Not BREAKING news.  And certainly not FAKE news.  The news I have to share is unequivocally GOOD, deeply SIGNIFICANT, and undeniably REAL, especially to me.  

I am so very happy to tell you that my (supremely talented, methodical, patient, and organized) producer JOE IADANZA and I have, at long last, decided upon a list of twelve songs to record for the upcoming album!  Since we started with a list of thirty possibilities, choosing this delightful dozen is a…

Hi Friends!    

Patience.  Patience is where it's at for me this August.  

I am a notoriously impatient human, so the whole album-making process can be very challenging for me on that front.  Though I've been down this road many times before, I still find myself wishing I could rush into the studio, record in the moment, mix, master, and release a new record as fast as humanly possible... but alas, that is not the way of things when you want your work to be the best it can be.  

So, this month, as my…