About Carrie Martin
Carrie is a true born and bred Yorkshire lass, born in Hull. She first picked up a guitar at the age of four and made her first public performance at the tender age of nine, playing at a school concert.
She later played clubs alongside her father, who worked the circuit as a guitarist and vocalist. As a young musician locally, she made her mark with her songs played on local radio and performing live. By the end of her teens she changed tack, inspired by the Bangles, Transvision Vamp and Ann Wilson from Heart, dropping the guitar in favour of a ‘rock chick’ makeover and fronting bands as a singer.
Life moved on swiftly and after marrying, she had twin boys and abandoned the guitar to the loft, where it gathered dust for two decades. In 2011 there came a huge turning point when she attended a Gordon Giltrap concert only to be invited to step in as support act when the opening act backed out. Encouraged enormously by Gordon, she played and sang a short set of cover versions, and even accompanied him at one point. From this, and with Gordon’s support, she began to rebuild her musical career.
Carrie is now a hugely talented entertainer with a fabulous voice that grabs you from that first moment of the evening. Playing mostly her own compositions,
along with her finely detailed guitar playing, she really is one not to miss when in this part of the country.
"It’s pretty obvious from the moment you hear Carrie Martin sing that she is an outstanding vocalist with passion in each breath. Don’t be too sidetracked by that voice and stage persona and well crafted songs, because you might just miss the fact that she is a fine guitar player as well!" - Gordon Giltrap
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