Carmen Townsend

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Carmen Townsend
Birth nameCarmen Marie Townsend
BornApril 20, 1977
Christmas Island, Nova Scotia
Genres Rock
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar
LabelsCompany House Records, EMI
Website carmentownsend.ca

Carmen Townsend (born April 20, 1977) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. [1]

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Career

Townsend's debut album, Waitin' and Seein' was released through ABC/ Universal in Australia on November 19, 2010. [2] The album was recorded at Carriage House Studios and produced by Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes), Warren Bruleigh (Louise Attaque), and Darren Gallop (Company House Records) with mixing by Mike Fraser. All tracks on Waitin and Seein except for Start All Over (written by Jesse Harris) were written by Townsend. On January 25, 2011 the record was released in Canada on Company House Records/EMI immediately after which Townsend embarked on a cross-Canada tour supporting rock legends Heart.

Music

Townsend tours with drummer Thomas Allen and bassist Shane O'Handley. During a recent tour in May 2011, however, Allen broke his hand by punching a wall, and Steven Wilton took his place. [3] All three musicians have also frequently toured and played with the Tom Fun Orchestra with Townsend herself featured on the nationally charting single, Watchmaker in 2008. She has also been featured on the Neil Young tribute album, Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity that was released on American Laundromat Records on February 12, 2008. [4] Townsend was also featured in the award winning Canadian independent film, Just Buried . [5] Townsend's album Waitin' and Seein' is in rotation at CBC Radio 3 in Canada, and has been featured on Australian national radio (ABC).

Discography

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References

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  2. "Debut album from Carmen Townsend released Down Under - Arts - the Cape Breton Post". Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  3. "No more waitin' and seein'". The Journal.
  4. "American Laundromat Records Official Website". American Laundromat Records.
  5. "Just Buried" via www.imdb.com.