Carol Montag
Encyclopedia
Carol Montag is an American
folk
singer/songwriter born in Ames, Iowa
. Referred to by legendary folk singer Tom Paxton
as "the best to come out of Iowa
since Bonnie Koloc
", she has opened on several occasions for Arlo Guthrie
. She is also one third of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa
-based Christmas-themed trio Tribute with Nina Swanson and Kathy Donnelly which performs yearly during the season to sold-out houses.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer/songwriter born in Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...
. Referred to by legendary folk singer Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton
Thomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years...
as "the best to come out of Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
since Bonnie Koloc
Bonnie Koloc
Bonnie Koloc is an American folk music singer-songwriter, actress, and artist who was considered one of the three main Illinois-based folk singers in the 1970s, along with Steve Goodman and John Prine forming the "trinity of the Chicago folk scene."...
", she has opened on several occasions for Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice...
. She is also one third of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...
-based Christmas-themed trio Tribute with Nina Swanson and Kathy Donnelly which performs yearly during the season to sold-out houses.
Discography
- Song for Carrie, 1985, Salek Street Records
- White, 1987, Salek Street Records
- Marigolds, 2000, Monday's Music