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Carolann Ames Band

CAROLANN AMES

Audiences don't just hear the tender, spine-tingling vocals in the Southern-influenced Americana music of Carolann Ames; they feel the heart and soul and passion behind them.

More than once likened to an angel with supernatural powers, the guitar- and piano-playing singer-songwriter born in Wyoming and raised in Texas has earned an armful of awards and honors in just a few years, topped by her Grand Prize win in the 2004 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

Her latest album, the independently released SO LONG ABILENE, is nominated for Best Americana Album in the 2009 LA Music Awards and showcases Ames' talent for capturing in her songs the feelings of life, a musician's life on the road, following a dream, love, tragedy, hope, joy as well as her picturesque descriptions seen while touring. So Long Abilene includes "Love is a Wildfire," nominated for Best Americana Single 2009 LA Music Awards, "7th Avenue" winner of the Americana category in the 2009 West Coast Songwriters International and the title track "So Long Abilene."

Ames' way with evocative word-pictures brought her the JLSC grand prize for "West Virginia," on her album SHADES OF INDIGO, and the 2008 Top 20 CD's Award from Kweevak.com.for SO LONg ABILENE. She is Nominated for Best Americana Album and Best Americana Single in the 2009 LA Music Awards along with nominations, honorable mentions and finalist status in many other songwriting competitions.

Backing her up for about five years, onstage starting in San Diego and in the studio, are Steve Peavey on guitar, Melissa Harley on fiddle, Ken Dow on bass.

When Carolann Ames performs magic happens and audiences are transported to a place where pure music joyously is played and shared.