Caitlin Cary
Born October 28, 1968
Seville, Ohio, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals, violin
Caitlin Cary is the youngest of seven siblings (all older brothers). Her entire family was involved in music to some degree, with her parents’ love for singing and her father’s interest in building instruments. She had begun to play the violin at age five, but put it aside as a teenager. In addition to the violin, she also played her father’s harpsichords, where she wrote some of her own songs.
Cary went to college at the College of Wooster in Ohio. She began working on a degree in English. During her college time, she picked up playing the violin again, and she formed a small ‘jokey’ band called Garden Weasels. After graduating from the College of Wooster, she enrolled in the graduate program in creative at North Carolina State.
In 1993, musician Ryan Adams contacted Cary and asked her if she would play violin in a band that he was starting. Cary agreed, and they formed Whiskeytown.
Solo career
In 2000, Cary released her first solo EP Waltzie, produced by Chris Stamey.
Cary’s debut album While You Weren’t Looking was released in 2002 and featured Whiskeytown’s Mike Daly (guitar), who co-wrote and played on most of the songs. Personnel also included Mike Santoro (bass), Skillet Gilmore (drums), and Jen Gunderman (keyboards). Thad Cockrell, Tonya Lamm (Hazeldine), and Lynn Blakey provided harmonies.
2003’s ‘I’m Staying Out featured guest appearances from Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mitch Easter, Don Dixon, Greg Humphreys, Audley Freed, and Jane Scarpantoni.
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