Astrid Young

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Astrid Young
Birth nameVendela Astrid Paterson Young
Born (1962-08-16) August 16, 1962 (age 61)
Origin Toronto, Ontario Canada
GenresRock (classic rock, glam rock), heavy metal, psychedelic acid folk
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, bass guitar, guitar
Years active1984–present
LabelsInbetweens, Tangerine, WOTG
Spouse(s) Ray Farrugia [1]
Website www.astridyoung.net

Vendela Astrid Young (born August 16, 1962 [2] [3] ) is a Canadian musician. She is the daughter of journalist, sportswriter, and novelist Scott Young and his second wife Astrid Carlson, and the half-sister of fellow musician Neil Young, [4] [5] who bought her her first amplifier in the 1970s. [6] After a brief run with 1980s glam metal group Sacred Child, she went on to record backup vocals on several albums through most of the 1980s and 1990s. Her vocals appeared on the Neil Young albums Unplugged, [7] Road Rock Vol. 1 [8] and the Grammy-nominated [9] Harvest Moon . [10] In 2002, she performed lead vocals and played the bass guitar on rock band iST's album Pokalolo Paniolo. Young has also released three solo albums, Brainflower in 1995, Matinee in 2002 and One Night at Giant Rock in 2014, which was co-produced by Victor DeLorenzo. [11] In addition to writing a Canadian bestselling book, Being Young, [12] Young has also co-written music with many fellow musicians, including Nancy Wilson, Lisa Dalbello and the late West Arkeen. [13] Young is also a certified sommelier publishing award-winning wine lists. [14] [15]

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Discography

YearArtistTitleRecord LabelNature of Appearance
1984Ohm and the Secret SourcesExit from a DreamOhm RecordsBass & Background Vocals [11]
1986Sacred ChildSacred ChildTarget RecordsLead Vocals [11]
1989Sacred ChildSacred Child (re-release) CBS/Black DragonLead Vocals [11]
1994BlackthorneAfterlife CMC International Background Vocals [11] [16]
1992 Neil Young Harvest Moon Reprise Records Background Vocals [7] [11]
1993 Ben Keith Seven GatesReprise RecordsBackground Vocals [11]
1993 Dramarama Hi-Fi Sci-Fi Chameleon Background Vocals [17]
1993Neil Young Unplugged Reprise RecordsBackground Vocals [7] [11]
1993Neil YoungEvent of the Seasonn/a (bootleg)Background Vocals [7] [11]
1995Astrid YoungBrainflowerIndependentLead Vocals, Keyboards [11]
1995 Nancy Wilson Live at McCabe's Epic Records Background Vocals[ citation needed ]
1996Scott JossSouvenirsLittle Dog RecordsBackground Vocals [11]
1997ShrubbersNational BoulevardIndependentBackground Vocals [18]
1997Sacred ChildSacred ChildMust Have RecordsLead Vocals [19]
2000Neil Young Road Rock Vol. 1 Reprise RecordsBackground Vocals [7] [20]
2002iSTPokalolo PanioloWar of the Gargantuas/InbetweensLead Vocals & Bass [21]
2002Neil Young Are You Passionate? Reprise RecordsBackground Vocals [7] [22]
2002Astrid YoungMatineeInbetweens RecordsAcoustic Guitar & Lead Vocals [11]
2003Ad VanderveenThe Moment That MattersBlue RoseBackground Vocals [23]
2003Rebecca TrujilloMundaMunda MusicKeyboards [11] [24]
2003Various ArtistsSpiders from VenusSkipping Discsperformed a cover of David Bowie's song "Modern Love" [25]
2013 Lee Harvey Osmond The Folk SinnerLatent RecordingsVocals [26]
2014Astrid YoungOne Night at Giant RockWar of the Gargantuas/W.O.T.G. Omnimediasolo album/vocals/bass/guitar/production

Videos

Other ventures

She both wrote and starred in a movie titled Haunted. [30] [31]

Since 2018 Young has worked as the director of wine at the award winning boutique luxury hotel Merrill house, located near her homestead in Picton Ontario. [15]

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