Carrie Luz Rodriguez (born July 31, 1978, in Austin, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter She is the daughter of Texan singer-songwriter David Rodriguez and Texas painter Katy Nail, and the granddaughter of prolific Texas essayist Frances Nail She sings and plays the fiddle, mandobird and tenor guitarLove and family have always been sources of inspiration for critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter/musician Rodriguez, but never have they featured so prominently than on her release Love & Circumstance, a covers album that includes songs written by her father, and once performed by her great auntRodriguez' journey from teenage violin student to touring the world with the likes of Chip Taylor (famed songwriter of "Wild Thing), Lucinda Williams and Alejandro Escovedo, has resulted in a prodigious output of recordings - eight albums in as many years - for the young musician; with the new album, Carrie relies on others to handle the songwriting duties, she provides the interpretations"In 2009, after a very busy few years, I felt like I should take a step back and assess the situation," she says, during a quick stop between tours "The idea of doing a covers record had been developing for a while, and had been prompted by requests I get at every show for a recording of some of the covers I play live, especially 'La Punalada Trapera' I stated to wonder what kind of album I could make that would be a fit for that song"Besides the contributions from her immediate family, Love & Circumstance, includes compositions from her extended musical family and friends, including John Hiatt/Nick Lowe/Ry Cooder/Jim Keltner (aka Little Village), Buddy Miller & Julie Miller, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Richard Thompson, Townes Van Zandt, M Ward, Merle Haggard & Bonnie Owens, Hank Williams, and Lucinda Williams
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