<h2><strong>Friday, Sept 13th - The Vermont Arts Exchange
North Bennington, VT</strong>

<strong>with special guest : Christopher Paul Stelling</strong></h2>

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    "…Each track seems to tackle a new topic and make even the most familiar themes feel fresh."  –Paste Magazine

After setting out on a drive that turned into a near-endless journey criss-crossing the back roads of Middle America, Caroline Rose returned back east with books full of stories and poems that would become the songs of America Religious, a record that delves neck-deep in topics most people wouldn’t dare to discuss at the dinner table. From politics to religion, heartbreaking sadness to seemingly endless joy, Caroline Rose traverses a path paved by the likes of Townes Van Zandt, John Lee Hooker, and Joni Mitchell, to name a few.

    "Caroline Rose's lyrical honesty, vivid imagery and songwriting prowess are obvious to the ears upon first listen of her debut album "America Religious".  Her new single puts you in the front seat riding shotgun on a very real adventure that can't be explained quite yet."  –Ari Fink, Program Director, SiriusXM

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“I just want to write honest music,” says the songwriter, whose debut album is set for release June of this year.  “I don’t feel, nor have I ever felt, any desire to write something that I don’t need to say.  I started out writing just for myself, as some sort of outlet, and most of the things that would flow out of my mind were things that were much bigger than me, things that people might want to hear.”  From current political issues to vignettes of personal struggles, America Religious depicts stories of a contemporary American society that is far from perfect, yet full of life.  “If I can use music to bring to light real things, the hypocrisies and problems in society, as well as the beauty in things people take for granted, then I think that would make me feel pretty good.”  

    "AMAZING…Delivery is uncanny––It sounds like she's been smokin' Camels and drinkin' Jack for 40 years."   –David Dalton, Founding Editor of Rolling Stone and author of Who Is That Man? In Search of the Real Bob Dylan

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<h2><strong>Christoper Paul Stelling</strong></h2>

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“Every song on his debut album Songs of Praise and Scorn cooks with both down-home comfort and avant-garde brio, Stelling building earthy folk troubadour stories over a fluster of wild arpeggios.” -The Village Voice

“…what a real self-contained, modern-day troubadour looks and sounds like. Songs of Praise and Scorn is a fine way to introduce someone who should be a voice to be reckoned with in the years to come.” -American Songwriter

“The musical storytelling of Christopher Paul Stelling embodies a long road full of lush folkloric, mythological and religious imagery.” – WNYC

 “The is a reverence in and of Christopher Paul Stelling that is immediately perceptible. It’s striking and it’s powerful. It’s a draw. It’s a magnetism that sucks you right into the landscape that he sees.” - Sean Moeller, Daytrotter

“…organic, southern Gothic-meets-classic folk vibe. Everything about his performing style and songs was inspiring, refreshing, and also blissfully familiar…” – Beyond Race Magazine

“…it wasn’t until Christopher Paul Stelling performed that the final emotional wall came crashing down. As though he was reliving every emotional moment that went into the creation of each of his songs, he dug deeper than I’ve seen just about anyone, and everyone in the room was channeled into every second…” – New York Press


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