associated_acts years_active label article_title name background instrument genre image origin birth_name born occupation
devon , mark erelli sproule , the wood brothers , anais mitchell 2005-present independent carsie blanton
 carsie blanton solo_singer vocals , guitar singer-songwriter , rock music , folk , jazz carsie blanton at milkboy philly.jpeg luray , virginia carson amanda blanton july 22 , 1985 vocalist , songwriter
carsie blanton

carson amanda `` carsie '' blanton -lrb- born july 22 , 1985 in bethesda , maryland -rrb- is an american singer and songwriter based in new orleans , louisiana .
she plays guitar and piano .
radio personality gene shay called blanton `` one of the best singer/songwriters in the business '' , and singer/songwriter loudon wainwright iii says she is a `` young up-and-comer ... at the top of my list . '' .
blanton has released four studio albums : ai n't so green -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , buoy -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , idiot heart -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , and not old , not new -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
she has also released three eps : hush -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , beau -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , and rude remarks and dirty jokes -lrb- 2013 -rrb- .
in november 2011 , blanton received media attention for opening multiple shows on paul simon 's so beautiful or so what tour in 2013 , she ran a successful kickstarter campaign to fund her record not old , not new , raising over $ 60,000 .
