But it's kept me grounded, it's kept me a lot more sure of who I am and what I want. That surety of purpose gives her an artistic fortitude that projects on stage. Years ago, she was shy, Newcomer admitted, but she always knew she wanted to sing. I figured if I wanted to sing, I had to learn to talk. It's the most wonderful thing.
Music is definitely a communicative process.
You know when it's really working people are sending just as much back as you're sending out to them. And it's really an exciting thing. Although Hoosier Carrie Newcomer has enjoyed a long career, both as a solo performer and one-time leader of folk trio Stone Soup, her Rounder debut, Angel At My Shoulder , achieves career highs in terms of songwriting, vocal performances, and production. Newcomer has a lush, unconventionally deep voice that glides smoothly through her tricky melodies rather than hanging up on rough edges. Most of the songs are rendered in polished, radio-friendly settings that are nonetheless entirely appropriate to the compositions and compatible with Newcomer's vocals.