Chris Carmichael (musician)
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Chris Carmichael is a musician and arranger born in San Antonio, Texas
on July 6, 1962. The son of an Air Force
fighter pilot, Chris moved extensively before taking up the violin
while living in Hampton, Virginia
. After moving to Bowling Green, Kentucky
in 1975, he entered into more formal training - studying violin with Western Kentucky University
professor Betty Pease (a former student of Ivan Galamian
) for eight years. While in the university environment, Chris also studied music theory
, composition, orchestral and chamber performance under teachers; Dr. David Livingston (a former student of composer Roy Harris
), Vsevolod Lezhnev, (principal cellist with the Moscow Philharmonic
and Pittsburgh Symphony
orchestras) and Leon Gregorian (head of Michigan State University
's conducting program).
After his formal training, he began a career as a touring musician for various artists in several genres including outlandish entertainers Joe Savage and Jason D. Williams (RCA
).
After moving to Nashville, Tennessee
in the late 1980s, his group Fifteen Strings - a hard rock
band - landed a major record deal with Atlantic Records
in New York
. A few years later, he signed as a staff writer for Warner/Chappell in New York, but remained a Nashville resident.[1]
In the early 1990s, Chris transitioned in to full time studio work and arranging. His orchestral arrangements have been performed by major groups such as the Boston Pops Orchestra
.[2]
Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection - Violin, Viola, Cello
Max Stalling
Topaz City - Fiddle, Mandolin
Chasing Victory
Fiends - String Arrangements, Strings
The Wedding
Polarity - Viola, Soloist, Fiddle, Violin
33Miles
33Miles - Fiddle, Mandolin, Strings
Gretchen Peters
Burnt Toast and Offerings - Viola, Violin
Relient K
Five Score and Seven Years Ago - Viola, Violin
The Greencards
Viridian - Arranger, Performer, String Arrangements, String Quartet, Strings
Neal Morse
Sola Scriptura - Viola, Violin (Electric), Violin
Deas Vail
All the Houses Look the Same - Viola, Violin
Relient K
Five Score and Seven Years Ago (CD/DVD) - Viola, Violin
Michael Olson Where Fear and Faith Collide - String Arrangements, Strings
Rafter Roberts Music for Total Chickens - Strings
John Waite
Downtown: Journey of a Heart - Cello, Viola, Violin
The Autumn Defense
The Autumn Defense - Cello, Viola, Guest Appearance, Strings
Gyspy Switch Sister Moon - Arranger, Strings
Howard Livingston Blame It on the Margaritas - Strings
Chetes
Blanco Facil (Bonus Tracks) - Cuerda
Robert Pierre
Inside Out - Strings
The Features
Contrast - Strings
Jim Lauderdale
Country Super Hits, Vol. 1 - String Arrangements, Fiddle
Neal Morse
Cover to Cover - Cello, Viola, Violin
Anthony Gomes
Music Is the Medicine - Strings
Will Kimbrough
Americaniti - Cello, Viola, Violin
John Waite
Downtown: Journey of a Heart (Frontiers) - Cello, Viola, Violin
Allison Moorer
Getting Somewhere - String Arrangements, Strings
David Mead
Tangerine - Viola, String Arrangements, Strings, Violin
Sugarplum Fairies Country International Records - String Arrangements, Strings
Glen Phillips
Mr. Lemons - Strings
Toby Keith
White Trash with Money - Fiddle
Josh Rouse
Subtitulo - Strings
Warren Zanes People That I'm Wrong For - Strings
Lori Willcuts Black Eyed Susan's - Cello, Viola, Violin
Neal Morse
? - Cello, Violin
Colin James
Limelight - Strings
Jon Nicholson A Lil Sump'm Sump'm - Strings
Van Zant
Brother to Brother (DualDisc) - Strings
Van Zant
Van Zant II (DualDisc) - Strings
Various Artists Songs of Love: Medicine of Music - Country Compilation, Vol. 1 - Violin
Danny Oertli Everything in Between - String Arrangements, Strings
The Rider My Way - Fiddle
Johnny Hickman Palmhenge - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Violin
Maia Sharp
Fine Upstanding Citizen - Viola, Violin
John Davis John Davis - String Arrangements, Strings
Jessi Alexander
Honeysuckle Sweet - Arranger, Strings
Josh Rouse
Nashville - Strings
Rosco Gordon
No Dark in America - Cello, Viola, Strings, Violin
Richard Julian Slow New York - Viola, Violin
Kenny Morgan Light of the World - Cello, Fiddle, Violin
Garrison Starr
The Sound of You and Me - Viola, Strings, Violin
The Road Hammers
Road Hammers - Strings
David Ball Freewheeler - Fiddle
Relient K
MMHMM - Viola, Violin
Neal Morse
One - Viola, Vocals (Background), Violin
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Hymns - Strings
Peter Cetera
You Just Gotta Love Christmas - Strings
Allie Danielle Allie Danielle - Strings
Jill Sobule
Underdog Victorious - Viola, Violin
Steve Earle
Revolution Starts...Now - Arranger, Conductor, Viola
Kate Campbell
Sing Me Out - Cello, Glockenspiel, Harmonium, Pipe, Ukulele, Viola, Vocals (Background), Fiddle, Mandolin
Kevin Montgomery 2:30am - Strings
Chris Richards Tumblers and Grit - Mandolin, Strings
David Mead
Indiana - Arranger, String Quartet
Chris Cook Small Town Gone - Violin
RJ Helton Real Life - Strings
Bill Lloyd Back to Even - Cello, Viola, Violin
Mindy Smith
One Moment More - Cello, Viola, Violin
Mindy Smith
One Moment More (Promo) - Cello, Viola, Violin
Various Artists Jambodians - Producer, Fiddle, Strings
Kathy Mattea
Joy for Christmas Day - Cello, Vocals, Violin
Kathy Mattea
Love Travels - Fiddle, Cello,
Kathy Mattea
The Innocent Years - Violin, Viola, Cello
Kathy Mattea
Roses - Fiddle
Vienna Teng
Warm Strangers - String arrangements, Violin, Viola
Neal Morse
Testimony - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Josh Rouse
1972 - Strings
Steve Conn Steve Conn - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Violin
Bonepony
Jubilee - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Dan Tyler I Hope - String Arrangements, Strings
Dan Haas Goodbye Moon - Glockenspiel, String Arrangements, Strings
Neal Morse
Testimony (Bonus Disc) - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Steve Ward See and Be Seen - Cello, String Arrangements, Strings
Billy Joe Shaver
Freedom's Child - Fiddle
Will Kimbrough
Home Away - Cello, Viola, Violin
Johnny St. Clair Fix It Man - Fiddle
Spock's Beard
Snow - Cello, Viola, Violin
Allison Moorer
Miss Fortune (UK Bonus Track) - Conductor, String Arrangements, Fiddle
Watercolor Beautiful Mistakes - Arranger, Glockenspiel, Strings
Allison Moorer
Miss Fortune - Conductor, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Strings, Violin
Neal Morse
It's Not Too Late - Strings
Hank Williams III
Lovesick, Broke & Driftin' - Fiddle
Todd Snider
New Connection - String Arrangements
Joe Pisapia
Daydreams - Arranger, Strings
Various Artists Lynne Me Your Ears: A Tribute to the Music of Jeff Lynne - String Arrangements
Various Artists Country Goes Raffi - Strings
Transatlantic Bridge Across Forever - Cello, Viola, Violin
Los Straitjackets Sing Along with los Straitjackets - String Arrangements, Strings
Various Artists Family Matinee: Let's Got to the Movies, Vol. 1 - Musician
Scott Miller
Thus Always to Tyrants - Strings
Daylon Wear Texas Twister - Musician
Pete Benz Hold Your Horses - Fiddle
Swag Catchall - Strings
Van Zant
Van Zant II - Strings
David Ball Amigo - Fiddle
Pat Haney Wrong Rite of Passage - Mandolin, Violin
Tracy Dawn Poetic Aftermath - Vocals (Background)
Beeb Birtles
Driven by Dreams - Strings
Jill Sobule
Pink Pearl - Cello, Violin
Swan Dive Swan Dive - Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Pete Benz Hang on Cowboy - Strings
Allison Moorer
The Hardest Part - Fiddle
Neal Morse
Neal Morse - Strings
Marshall Crenshaw
#447 - Viola, Fiddle, Violin
David Ball Play - Vocals (Background), Fiddle
Vince Bell Texas Plates - Strings
Sara Evans
No Place That Far - Fiddle
Richard Julian Smash Palace - Violin
Ceili Rain
Say Kay-Lee Cello, Vocals (Background), - Fiddle
Van Zant
Brother to Brother - Strings
Various Artists The Way in a Manger: Country Christmas - Cello, Glockenspiel, Viola, Violin
B.J. Thomas Christmas Is Coming Home - Cello, Glockenspiel, Viola, Strings, Violin
Martina McBride
Evolution - Fiddle
John Elefante
Corridors - Violin
Jill Sobule
Happy Town - Strings
Ceili Rain
Ceili Rain Cello, Vocals (Background), - Fiddle
Phil Keaggy
220 - Fiddle
Marshall Crenshaw
Miracle of Science - Cello, Violin
Pam Thum Feel the Healing - Strings
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule - Cello, Violin
Larnelle Harris
Unbelievable Love - Strings
Carmichael's television and radio appearances include the 71st Academy Awards
, The Tonight Show
, The Academy of Country Music
Awards, The Country Music Association Awards
, CBS Morning Show
, The View, A Prairie Home Companion
, and many others.
Arrangements of distinction include the string quartet arrangement of Tim McGraw
's "If You're Reading This
" which originally aired at the 2007 Academy of Country Music awards show, and later became a single release.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
on July 6, 1962. The son of an Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
fighter pilot, Chris moved extensively before taking up the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
while living in Hampton, Virginia
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...
. After moving to Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...
in 1975, he entered into more formal training - studying violin with Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....
professor Betty Pease (a former student of Ivan Galamian
Ivan Galamian
Ivan Alexander Galamian was an influential Armenian violin teacher of the twentieth century.He was born in Tabriz, Iran, but his family soon emigrated to Moscow, Russia. Galamian studied violin at the School of the Philharmonic Society there with Konstantin Mostras until his graduation in 1919...
) for eight years. While in the university environment, Chris also studied music theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
, composition, orchestral and chamber performance under teachers; Dr. David Livingston (a former student of composer Roy Harris
Roy Harris
Roy Ellsworth Harris , was an American composer. He wrote much music on American subjects, becoming best known for his Symphony No...
), Vsevolod Lezhnev, (principal cellist with the Moscow Philharmonic
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1951 by Samuil Samosud, as the Moscow Youth Orchestra for young and inexperienced musicians, acquiring its current name in 1953...
and Pittsburgh Symphony
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra's home is Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District.-History:...
orchestras) and Leon Gregorian (head of Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
's conducting program).
After his formal training, he began a career as a touring musician for various artists in several genres including outlandish entertainers Joe Savage and Jason D. Williams (RCA
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
).
After moving to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in the late 1980s, his group Fifteen Strings - a hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band - landed a major record deal with Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. A few years later, he signed as a staff writer for Warner/Chappell in New York, but remained a Nashville resident.[1]
In the early 1990s, Chris transitioned in to full time studio work and arranging. His orchestral arrangements have been performed by major groups such as the Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra
The Boston Pops Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in playing light classical and popular music....
.[2]
Partial discography
Alison KraussAlison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection - Violin, Viola, Cello
Max Stalling
Max Stalling
Max Stalling is a Texas Country singer/song writer, who had no expectation of ever being in the music business. He was born in Uvalde, TX and raised in Crystal City, TX. After attending kindergarten through high school in Carrizo Springs, TX, Stalling studied at Texas A&M University, where he...
Topaz City - Fiddle, Mandolin
Chasing Victory
Chasing Victory
Chasing Victory was a post-hardcore/Christian rock groupfrom Camilla, Georgia. The band was formed in 2001 by Adam Harrell,Jeremy Lowery, Jason Lowery and Michael Lamb while they were still in...
Fiends - String Arrangements, Strings
The Wedding
The Wedding (band)
The Wedding is a Christian band from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Musically, The Wedding fuses elements of Christian punk, Christian rock, Alternative Contemporary Christian, pop punk, ska, piano rock, and post-hardcore with their pop rock base...
Polarity - Viola, Soloist, Fiddle, Violin
33Miles
33Miles
33Miles is a contemporary Christian band with country music influences from Franklin, Tennessee. They began playing in Nashville and signed to INO Records, who released the band's debut album, 33Miles, in 2007. The album peaked at #8 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers albums chart and #16 on its Top...
33Miles - Fiddle, Mandolin, Strings
Gretchen Peters
Gretchen Peters
Gretchen Peters is a singer-songwriter in the folk/country genre. She was born in New York and raised in Boulder, Colorado, but moved to Nashville in the late 1980s...
Burnt Toast and Offerings - Viola, Violin
Relient K
Relient K
Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...
Five Score and Seven Years Ago - Viola, Violin
The Greencards
The Greencards
The Greencards are a progressive bluegrass band that formed in Austin, Texas, and are currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded in 2003 in Texas by Eamon McLoughlin, an Englishman, and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. The musicians originally performed in local Austin...
Viridian - Arranger, Performer, String Arrangements, String Quartet, Strings
Neal Morse
Neal Morse
Neal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
Sola Scriptura - Viola, Violin (Electric), Violin
Deas Vail
Deas Vail
-History:Noted for having musical similarities to Death Cab for Cutie, Mew, Copeland, and Mae, Deas Vail was formed in the university town of Russellville, Arkansas in 2003. After a couple of years of touring, Deas Vail signed to Brave New World Records in 2005. In the fall of 2006, they released...
All the Houses Look the Same - Viola, Violin
Relient K
Relient K
Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...
Five Score and Seven Years Ago (CD/DVD) - Viola, Violin
Michael Olson Where Fear and Faith Collide - String Arrangements, Strings
Rafter Roberts Music for Total Chickens - Strings
John Waite
John Waite
John Charles Waite is an English rock singer and musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, he scored several international hits, including 1984's "Missing You", a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, reaching #1 in the...
Downtown: Journey of a Heart - Cello, Viola, Violin
The Autumn Defense
The Autumn Defense
The Autumn Defense is an indie band composed of multi-instrumentalists John Stirratt and Pat Sansone.-History:The Autumn Defense began as a side project for John Stirratt, best known for his work as bassist for alt-country bands Wilco and Uncle Tupelo...
The Autumn Defense - Cello, Viola, Guest Appearance, Strings
Gyspy Switch Sister Moon - Arranger, Strings
Howard Livingston Blame It on the Margaritas - Strings
Chetes
Chetes
Luis Gerardo Garza Cisneros , better known as his stage name Chetes, is a Mexican rock musician, well known for being the leader of the influential Avanzada Regia rock bands Zurdok, Vaquero and eventually, his own solo career.-Biography:Chetes grew up in the Bay Area...
Blanco Facil (Bonus Tracks) - Cuerda
Robert Pierre
Robert Pierre (musician)
Robert Scott Pierre is a Contemporary Christian musician, songwriter and guitarist from Orlando, Florida. His debut album, Inside Out, was released on November 7, 2006 and produced by Al Denson...
Inside Out - Strings
The Features
The Features
The Features are an American indie rock band from Tennessee. Though they have had limited success in the United States, they have been very well received in the United Kingdom and have a very loyal following in the Southeastern United States.-Early years:...
Contrast - Strings
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale is a musician & singer-songwriter who performs bluegrass and country music. He has recorded since 1986 and has released nineteen studio albums. Artists who have recorded his material include George Strait and Patty Loveless.-Biography:...
Country Super Hits, Vol. 1 - String Arrangements, Fiddle
Neal Morse
Neal Morse
Neal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
Cover to Cover - Cello, Viola, Violin
Anthony Gomes
Anthony Gomes
Anthony Gomes is a Canadian blues and blues rock guitarist and singer. He was born to a Portuguese father and a French-Canadian mother...
Music Is the Medicine - Strings
Will Kimbrough
Will Kimbrough
Will Kimbrough born in Mobile, Alabama in 1964 is an American Singer-Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Biography:...
Americaniti - Cello, Viola, Violin
John Waite
John Waite
John Charles Waite is an English rock singer and musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, he scored several international hits, including 1984's "Missing You", a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, reaching #1 in the...
Downtown: Journey of a Heart (Frontiers) - Cello, Viola, Violin
Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer is an American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She signed to MCA Nashville in 1998 and made her debut on the U.S...
Getting Somewhere - String Arrangements, Strings
David Mead
David Mead
David Worth Mead is a Nashville-based pop singer-songwriter, best known for his soaring vocals and such albums as Indiana and Almost and Always...
Tangerine - Viola, String Arrangements, Strings, Violin
Sugarplum Fairies Country International Records - String Arrangements, Strings
Glen Phillips
Glen Phillips
Glen Phillips is a songwriter, lyricist, singer and guitarist. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of 1990s alternative rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket.-Personal life:...
Mr. Lemons - Strings
Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
White Trash with Money - Fiddle
Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse is an American folk/roots pop singer-songwriter.-Biography:Born in the small town of Paxton, Nebraska, he moved to various places in the Midwest during his childhood due to his father's military career...
Subtitulo - Strings
Warren Zanes People That I'm Wrong For - Strings
Lori Willcuts Black Eyed Susan's - Cello, Viola, Violin
Neal Morse
Neal Morse
Neal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
? - Cello, Violin
Colin James
Colin James
Colin James is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who plays in the blues, rock, and neo-swing genres. He grew up as a Quaker.-Early years:...
Limelight - Strings
Jon Nicholson A Lil Sump'm Sump'm - Strings
Van Zant
Van Zant
Van Zant is an American musical duo composed of brothers Donnie Van Zant and Johnny Van Zant. Both are brothers of the late Ronnie Van Zant, former lead singer for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...
Brother to Brother (DualDisc) - Strings
Van Zant
Van Zant
Van Zant is an American musical duo composed of brothers Donnie Van Zant and Johnny Van Zant. Both are brothers of the late Ronnie Van Zant, former lead singer for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...
Van Zant II (DualDisc) - Strings
Various Artists Songs of Love: Medicine of Music - Country Compilation, Vol. 1 - Violin
Danny Oertli Everything in Between - String Arrangements, Strings
The Rider My Way - Fiddle
Johnny Hickman Palmhenge - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Violin
Maia Sharp
Maia Sharp
Maia Sharp is an American singer and songwriter. In addition to her solo career, she has written songs for and collaborated with several country and pop musicians including Cher, Trisha Yearwood, Bonnie Raitt, Edwin McCain, and Art Garfunkel.-Early life:...
Fine Upstanding Citizen - Viola, Violin
John Davis John Davis - String Arrangements, Strings
Jessi Alexander
Jessi Alexander
Jessica "Jessi" Alexander is an American country music singer-songwriter. She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town. She also launched her own recording career in 2004...
Honeysuckle Sweet - Arranger, Strings
Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse is an American folk/roots pop singer-songwriter.-Biography:Born in the small town of Paxton, Nebraska, he moved to various places in the Midwest during his childhood due to his father's military career...
Nashville - Strings
Rosco Gordon
Rosco Gordon
Rosco Gordon was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1952 #1 R&B hit single, "Booted", and two #2 singles "No More Doggin'" and "Just a Little Bit" .-Biography:...
No Dark in America - Cello, Viola, Strings, Violin
Richard Julian Slow New York - Viola, Violin
Kenny Morgan Light of the World - Cello, Fiddle, Violin
Garrison Starr
Garrison Starr
Garrison Starr is a singer-songwriter who originally hails from Hernando, Mississippi, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. As a solo artist, she has recorded seven full-length albums, as well as two EPs and one live album...
The Sound of You and Me - Viola, Strings, Violin
The Road Hammers
The Road Hammers
The Road Hammers was a Canadian Country music group composed of Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne. Formed by McCoy as a side project, the trio's music is influenced by 1960s and 1970s trucker music and Southern rock. Their first self-titled album included remakes of several classic...
Road Hammers - Strings
David Ball Freewheeler - Fiddle
Relient K
Relient K
Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...
MMHMM - Viola, Violin
Neal Morse
Neal Morse
Neal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
One - Viola, Vocals (Background), Violin
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Beth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.-Early history:...
Hymns - Strings
Peter Cetera
Peter Cetera
Peter Paul Cetera is an American singer, songwriter, bassist and producer best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago, before launching a successful solo career...
You Just Gotta Love Christmas - Strings
Allie Danielle Allie Danielle - Strings
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless...
Underdog Victorious - Viola, Violin
Steve Earle
Steve Earle
Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play....
Revolution Starts...Now - Arranger, Conductor, Viola
Kate Campbell
Kate Campbell
Kate Campbell is an American folk singer/songwriter.Her songwriting is strongly influenced by her southern roots and authors in the literary world, as on her most recent album, Save the Day...
Sing Me Out - Cello, Glockenspiel, Harmonium, Pipe, Ukulele, Viola, Vocals (Background), Fiddle, Mandolin
Kevin Montgomery 2:30am - Strings
Chris Richards Tumblers and Grit - Mandolin, Strings
David Mead
David Mead
David Worth Mead is a Nashville-based pop singer-songwriter, best known for his soaring vocals and such albums as Indiana and Almost and Always...
Indiana - Arranger, String Quartet
Chris Cook Small Town Gone - Violin
RJ Helton Real Life - Strings
Bill Lloyd Back to Even - Cello, Viola, Violin
Mindy Smith
Mindy Smith
Mindy Smith is an American singer-songwriter. Her music can be classified as all of the following: folk, country, Americana, bluegrass, pop, rock, and even alternative. Her voice and music have been compared to that of Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones, and Alison Krauss.-Biography:Smith...
One Moment More - Cello, Viola, Violin
Mindy Smith
Mindy Smith
Mindy Smith is an American singer-songwriter. Her music can be classified as all of the following: folk, country, Americana, bluegrass, pop, rock, and even alternative. Her voice and music have been compared to that of Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones, and Alison Krauss.-Biography:Smith...
One Moment More (Promo) - Cello, Viola, Violin
Various Artists Jambodians - Producer, Fiddle, Strings
Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
Joy for Christmas Day - Cello, Vocals, Violin
Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
Love Travels - Fiddle, Cello,
Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
The Innocent Years - Violin, Viola, Cello
Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
Roses - Fiddle
Vienna Teng
Vienna Teng
Cynthia Yih Shih , better known by her stage name Vienna Teng, is a Taiwanese American pianist and singer-songwriter based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Teng has released four studio albums: Waking Hour , Warm Strangers , Dreaming Through the Noise , and Inland Territory...
Warm Strangers - String arrangements, Violin, Viola
Neal Morse
Neal Morse
Neal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
Testimony - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse is an American folk/roots pop singer-songwriter.-Biography:Born in the small town of Paxton, Nebraska, he moved to various places in the Midwest during his childhood due to his father's military career...
1972 - Strings
Steve Conn Steve Conn - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Violin
Bonepony
Bonepony
Bonepony is an American rock band, formed in the late 1980s by singer/songwriter Scott Johnson and guitarist Bryan Ward in the Baltimore, Maryland area. By all accounts Bonepony began as a hard rock band, similar in style to Aerosmith. The band recorded a demo and toured sporadically.-Formation...
Jubilee - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Dan Tyler I Hope - String Arrangements, Strings
Dan Haas Goodbye Moon - Glockenspiel, String Arrangements, Strings
Neal Morse
Neal Morse
Neal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
Testimony (Bonus Disc) - Cello, Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Steve Ward See and Be Seen - Cello, String Arrangements, Strings
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver is a Texas country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me is a classic in the outlaw country genre.-Biography:...
Freedom's Child - Fiddle
Will Kimbrough
Will Kimbrough
Will Kimbrough born in Mobile, Alabama in 1964 is an American Singer-Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Biography:...
Home Away - Cello, Viola, Violin
Johnny St. Clair Fix It Man - Fiddle
Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard is a progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Neal played keyboards and was the lead vocalist, as well as being the primary songwriter before leaving the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career. Alan plays electric guitar...
Snow - Cello, Viola, Violin
Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer is an American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She signed to MCA Nashville in 1998 and made her debut on the U.S...
Miss Fortune (UK Bonus Track) - Conductor, String Arrangements, Fiddle
Watercolor Beautiful Mistakes - Arranger, Glockenspiel, Strings
Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer is an American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She signed to MCA Nashville in 1998 and made her debut on the U.S...
Miss Fortune - Conductor, String Arrangements, Fiddle, Strings, Violin
Neal Morse
Neal Morse
Neal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
It's Not Too Late - Strings
Hank Williams III
Hank Williams III
Shelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...
Lovesick, Broke & Driftin' - Fiddle
Todd Snider
Todd Snider
Todd Daniel Snider is an American singer-songwriter with a musical style that combines Americana, alt-country, and folk.-Biography:...
New Connection - String Arrangements
Joe Pisapia
Joe Pisapia
Joe Pisapia is a multi-instrumentalist who was formerly a part of the band Guster and is currently part of k.d lang and the Siss Boom Bang. In the past he has also recorded albums solo and with his band Joe, Marc's Brother, and a side project as half of Watercolor.-Albums:Under the name of Joe...
Daydreams - Arranger, Strings
Various Artists Lynne Me Your Ears: A Tribute to the Music of Jeff Lynne - String Arrangements
Various Artists Country Goes Raffi - Strings
Transatlantic Bridge Across Forever - Cello, Viola, Violin
Los Straitjackets Sing Along with los Straitjackets - String Arrangements, Strings
Various Artists Family Matinee: Let's Got to the Movies, Vol. 1 - Musician
Scott Miller
Scott Miller
Scott Miller may refer to:*Scott Miller *Scott Miller *Scott Miller *Scott Miller , rock singer, former member of Game Theory, lead singer of The Loud Family...
Thus Always to Tyrants - Strings
Daylon Wear Texas Twister - Musician
Pete Benz Hold Your Horses - Fiddle
Swag Catchall - Strings
Van Zant
Van Zant
Van Zant is an American musical duo composed of brothers Donnie Van Zant and Johnny Van Zant. Both are brothers of the late Ronnie Van Zant, former lead singer for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...
Van Zant II - Strings
David Ball Amigo - Fiddle
Pat Haney Wrong Rite of Passage - Mandolin, Violin
Tracy Dawn Poetic Aftermath - Vocals (Background)
Beeb Birtles
Beeb Birtles
Beeb Birtles , is a Dutch / Australian musician, one of the founding members of the Little River Band....
Driven by Dreams - Strings
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless...
Pink Pearl - Cello, Violin
Swan Dive Swan Dive - Viola, String Arrangements, Violin
Pete Benz Hang on Cowboy - Strings
Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer is an American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She signed to MCA Nashville in 1998 and made her debut on the U.S...
The Hardest Part - Fiddle
Neal Morse
Neal Morse
Neal Morse is an American multi-instrumentalist and progressive rock composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.-Background:...
Neal Morse - Strings
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his song "Someday, Someway".-Biography:...
#447 - Viola, Fiddle, Violin
David Ball Play - Vocals (Background), Fiddle
Vince Bell Texas Plates - Strings
Sara Evans
Sara Evans
Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by...
No Place That Far - Fiddle
Richard Julian Smash Palace - Violin
Ceili Rain
Ceili Rain
Ceili Rain is a celtic music influenced Syracuse, New York based band led by Bob Halligan, Jr., founded in May 1995. As the group’s founder Bob Halligan, Jr. explains, in Gaelic, the word "Céili" means "party", specifically one with live musicians, dancing, and general merriment for an all-ages...
Say Kay-Lee Cello, Vocals (Background), - Fiddle
Van Zant
Van Zant
Van Zant is an American musical duo composed of brothers Donnie Van Zant and Johnny Van Zant. Both are brothers of the late Ronnie Van Zant, former lead singer for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...
Brother to Brother - Strings
Various Artists The Way in a Manger: Country Christmas - Cello, Glockenspiel, Viola, Violin
B.J. Thomas Christmas Is Coming Home - Cello, Glockenspiel, Viola, Strings, Violin
Martina McBride
Martina McBride
Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
Evolution - Fiddle
John Elefante
John Elefante
John Elefante is an American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer.-Early years:Born in Levittown, New York, his family soon moved to Long Beach, California. Growing up, he sang and performed drums for his family band, the Brotherhood...
Corridors - Violin
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless...
Happy Town - Strings
Ceili Rain
Ceili Rain
Ceili Rain is a celtic music influenced Syracuse, New York based band led by Bob Halligan, Jr., founded in May 1995. As the group’s founder Bob Halligan, Jr. explains, in Gaelic, the word "Céili" means "party", specifically one with live musicians, dancing, and general merriment for an all-ages...
Ceili Rain Cello, Vocals (Background), - Fiddle
Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...
220 - Fiddle
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his song "Someday, Someway".-Biography:...
Miracle of Science - Cello, Violin
Pam Thum Feel the Healing - Strings
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless...
Jill Sobule - Cello, Violin
Larnelle Harris
Larnelle Harris
Larnelle Steward Harris is a gospel singer and songwriter. During his 30-plus years of ministry, Harris has recorded 18 albums, won five Grammy Awards and 18 Dove Awards, and has had several number one songs on the inspirational music charts.-Early life:A native of Danville, Kentucky, Harris...
Unbelievable Love - Strings
Carmichael's television and radio appearances include the 71st Academy Awards
71st Academy Awards
The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, Sunday, March 21, 1999, was the last to take place at Los Angeles County Music Center, and was Whoopi Goldberg's third time hosting the Awards. It was the first time the ceremony took place on a Sunday....
, The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
, The Academy of Country Music
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
Awards, The Country Music Association Awards
Country Music Association Awards
The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967...
, CBS Morning Show
The Early Show
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
, The View, A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show runs on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time, and usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road...
, and many others.
Arrangements of distinction include the string quartet arrangement of Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
's "If You're Reading This
If You're Reading This
"If You're Reading This" is the title of a song by American country music artist Tim McGraw. The song was first performed at the Academy of Country Music awards, which were held in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired May 15, 2007 on CBS...
" which originally aired at the 2007 Academy of Country Music awards show, and later became a single release.
External links
- http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=46140615 ( Chris Carmichael's MySpace site )
- http://www.artvilla.com/carmichael/ (artvilla.com website)