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Carol Stober
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Home Town: Talladega, AL
Genre: World/Folk
Posted By: AHarplady
Joined On: March 25, 2004
Page Views: 10,757
Song Plays: 2,107
Current Rank: 1,357
Highest Rank: 32
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Albums
Country Sampler, Patchwork, Down Home Family Band (children's album)
Similar Artists
Bryan Bowers, June Carter Cash, Lindsey Haisley, Patsy Stoneman, Naomi Judd, Bonnie Raitt, Jean Ritchie, Rhonda Vincent,
Instruments
Guitar, Electric Bass, Autoharp, Dulcimer
Musical Style
Her music covers a broad range of styles including bluegrass, country, folk, mountain music, traditional, and gospel.
Influences
Loretta Lynn, Patty Loveless, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Mother Maybell Carter, Bill Monroe, Steve Kaufman, Joe Carr, Alison Kraus, Lewis Family, James Taylor, Elvis Presley, Jimmy Buffet,
Additional Info
She was on the staff of The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Illinois, from 1980 to 1983, before relocating to Alabama where she has continued teaching private students. |
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Brief Description
Carol is a multi-instrumental musician, entertainer, teacher, and recording artist. She has taught autoharp workshops, judged autoharp competitions at major festivals, performed at festivals, museums, churches, country music theaters, and theme parks. She is an Alabama solo arts council artist, conducting residencies in public schools.
History/Biography
Carol has recorded three albums with autoharp, including: Patchwork, Country Sampler, and Rebekah, Down Home Family Band. They have been reissued on CD. Her instructional titles include a book-tape Autoharp Instruction Set published by Workshop Records of Austin, Texas, and two autoharp instruction videos: Melodic Autoharp (94965VX) and Easy Autoharp for Beginners (95087VX) published by Texas Music and Video Co., Levelland, Texas, and distributed by Mel Bay Publications. She has authored the books: Love Songs for Autoharp, Appalachian Autoharp with a companion cassette, Cowboy Songs for Autoharp, and Co-authored Autoharping the Gospels with Steve Kaufman (all Mel Bay Publications). |
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