Cary Morin

Cary Morin
Born
Cary Lewis Morin

Billings, Montana, U.S.
EducationCharles M. Russell High School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active1978–present
SpouseCeleste Di Iorio[1]
Children3
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
Formerly of
Websitecarymorin.com

Cary Morin is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Dockside Saints, released in 2021, peaked at #7 on the Roots Music Chart.[2] Morin won an Independent Music Award[3] and Indigenous Music Award[4] for Best Blues Album. His songs were featured in Resident Alien and Earl Biss - The Spirit Who Walks Among His People.[5] He has performed at the Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, the Vancouver Olympics, and Paris Jazz Festival, and he has toured the US and internationally.

Early life

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Cary Lewis Morin was born in Billings, Montana.[6] His father was an Air Force officer and his mother, Anita (née Yellowtail) Morin, was an artist. He is the grandson of Robert Yellowtail.[7][8] He is a Crow tribal member and Assiniboine man.

He took piano lessons as a child and played in local country, rock, and bluegrass bands as a teenager. He taught pottery workshops as a senior studio student at CMR High School,[9] and graduated from high school in 1981. After graduating he formed a three-piece dance band, The Atoll, who were featured on Denver's KMGH-TV as the "Best of Colorado".[10]

Career

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Morin is a singer, songwriter, and musician who is known for his acoustic picking style.[11][12] His musical style has been characterized as roots-infused Native Americana with hints of bluegrass, folk, blues, and rock. In addition to being a solo artist, he is in the Cary Morin Duo as well as being a member of the band Cary Morin & Ghost Dog, both which include his wife, Celeste Di Iorio.[13][14] He is a former member of the Pura Fé Trio,[15] The Atoll, and the Young Ancients. His musical influences have been cited as Neil Young, Bob Marley, and Jimi Hendrix.[16]

Morin received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fort Collins Music Association and has received Fellowship awards from First Peoples Fund and the National Artist Fellowship.[17][18][19]

He has toured the US, Japan, Belgium, France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. He has performed at the Vancouver Olympics, Paris Jazz Festival, Folk Alliance International, and the Kerrville Folk Festival.[20][21] Morin performed as part of the Pura Fé Trio, whose stage credits include Tribe at the Celebrity Theater and well as co-authoring Turtle Island, a 50-member production that played two consecutive years to sold-out audiences in Northern Colorado.[22]

Awards

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  • 2014 - Colorado Blues Society - Best Male Vocals, Best Songwriter[23]
  • 2015 - Colorado Blues Society - Best Solo/Duo[23]
  • 2017 - Indigenous Music Awards - Best Blues Album - Cradle to the Grave[4]
  • 2018 - Independent Music Awards - Best Blues Album - Cradle to the Grave[3]
  • 2019 - Indigenous Music Awards - Best Blues Album - When I Rise[24]
  • 2019 - Telly Awards - Best Branded Music Content (Bronze winner)[25]
  • 2019 - Telluride Blues Challenge - Blues Challenge Winner[26]
  • 2020 - NPR Music's Best Live Sessions of 2020[27]

Discography

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  • 1993 - Dream Marquee. Live at Lindens feat. The Atoll
  • 1998 - Acoustic Turtle Island [28]
  • 2012 - Sing it Louder[29]
  • 2013 - Streamline
  • 2014 - Tiny Town[30]
  • 2015 - Fishstory (The Young Ancients)[31]
  • 2016 - Together[32]
  • 2017 - Cradle to the Grave
  • 2018 - When I Rise[33]
  • 2020 - Dockside Saints[34]
  • 2024 - Innocent Allies

References

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  1. ^ "Track Premiere: Cary Morin "Come the Rain" by Jonathan Aird". Americana UK. August 5, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Roots Music Report's Top 50 Colorado Album Chart for the Week". Roots Music Report. June 12, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "201 Independent Music Award Winners". Independent Music Awards. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Cary Morin". Native Arts & Cultures Foundation. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Earl Biss - The Spirit Who Walks Among His People". Earl Biss Movie. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Anita Yellowtail Morin". Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "A Chance to Skate with Santa by Tammy Gemaehlich", The Daily Sentinel page 24, December 13, 2016
  8. ^ "Artist Brings Indian Instrument", The Billings Gazette, page 54, August 10, 1990
  9. ^ "Sharing Art", Great Falls Tribune page 9, April 13, 1981
  10. ^ "Reggae Band Makes Waves in Colorado by Pete Swanson", Great Falls Tribune page 26, January 20, 1994
  11. ^ "NPR Music: Live Sessions". NPR. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  12. ^ "Cary Morin - 50 gifted songwriters". Riff. May 30, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Guitarist Cary Morin Returning to St. Cloud for Concert by Sarah Colburn", St. Cloud Times page B1, May 1, 2022
  14. ^ "Cary Morin & Ghost Dog". First Avenue. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  15. ^ "Pura Fé Trio: A Blues Night In North Carolina". Pure Fe. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "Nightlife", Missoula Independent, page 16, October 8, 1998
  17. ^ "Catching Up With Award-Winning Musician, Cary Morin, CARY MORIN". North Forty News. September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "2017 Artists in Business Leadership Fellow". First Peoples Fund. May 21, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  19. ^ "2018 National Artist Fellowship - Cary Morin". Native Arts and Culture. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  20. ^ Fort Collins Coloradoan, page 28, June 14, 2012
  21. ^ "Rockwired Notes: Cary Morin and Ghost Dog". Rockwired Notes. March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  22. ^ "Cary Morin". Time Machine Music. April 26, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  23. ^ a b "Colorado Blues Society 2014 Winners". Colorado Blues Society. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  24. ^ "Here Are the Winners of the 2019 Indigenous Music Awards". Exclaim. May 21, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  25. ^ "Bronze Winner: Music — Branded Content". Telly Awards. May 21, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  26. ^ "2019 Telluride Blues Challenge Winner: Cary Morin". Telluride Blues. September 19, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  27. ^ "NPR Music's Best Live Sessions of 2020". NPR. December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  28. ^ "Cary Morin – Turtle Island". Internet Archives. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  29. ^ "Cary Morin – Sing It Louder". North Forty News. March 30, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  30. ^ "Tiny Town - Cary Morn". Amazon. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  31. ^ "Young Ancients 'fishstory'". Marquee Magazine. July 1, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  32. ^ "Cary Morin – Blues". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  33. ^ "Premiere: Cary Morin's message: When I Rise". Elmore Magazine. December 27, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  34. ^ "Review: 'Dockside Saints' by Cary Morin by Chris Wheatley". Rock and Blues Muse. July 27, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
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