Women in Bluegrass, Songwriting & Each Machine — Carolyn Kendrick

Carolyn Kendrick is a fiddler, songwriter, and producer based in California.

I’m really looking forward to her upcoming podcast with Tristan Scroggins “Don’t Call Me Darlin’,” based on an archive of Women in Bluegrass newsletters. You’ll also be fascinated to learn about Carolyn’s project “Each Machine” and you’ll be hearing some of that music and about her research into the Satanic Panic. She also started a really cool initiative with her friend Isa Burke, the Gender Equity Audio Workshop. You’ll hear Carolyn’s tips on songwriting, how she remembers songs, and how she’s built balanced life in music.

Show Notes bring you to all the links: albums featured, Carolyn's other projects, ways to support this podcast, Newsletter sign-up, podcast merch and other linked episodes you'll enjoy, as well as the YouTube video and transcript published to my blog!

Photo: Natalie Petersen

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:46) Don’t Call Me Darlin’ podcast, Women in Bluegrass, Murphy Hicks Henry

(06:12) trailer Don’t Call Me Darlin’ (link in show notes)

(10:45) women in bluegrass

(14:34) Each Machine album and zine, satanic panic

( 18:09) audio clip "A Perfect World" Each Machine album linked in show notes, from poem by David Keig, research into satanism, clip of “Sugar and Spice”, interviewing Stephan Jones

(28:10) clip of “Leela” from Each Machine

(28:58) murder ballads, with clip of “Wind and Rain”

(30:57) upcoming new album, Gender Equity Audio Workshop with Isa Burke

(35:05) Berklee experience

(36:20) other episodes you’ll enjoy and ways to support this podcast

(37:08) Carolyn’s musical path

(45:25)clip of Silver Dagger from Tear Things Apart linked in show notes

(46:23) singing, different styles, memorizing songs, fiddle tunes

(50:34) love of Los Angeles, importance of being rooted in community

(54:42) love of making podcasts, Don’t Call Me Darlin’

(58:02) songwriting support group, creative outlets and prompts