Lyrical, driving, harmonically and rhythmically surprising, Charlotte Cornfield's songs blow through the musical landscape with a restless acoustic energy.
Who is this quirky rock poet? Cornfield grew up in Edmonton and Toronto, and studied piano from age five to 12. But the lilting, percussive sound of the steel band at her downtown Toronto elementary school drew her down the hall, away from the black-and-white keyboard, and put mallets into her hands: birth of a drummer. She is currently studying jazz drums and percussion at Concordia University in Montreal, but is also a searing guitarist whose playing reflects that percussive, rhythmic influence.
“I write songs because I believe in the combined strength of words and music,” says Cornfield. “I’ve always had things to say and things to play. It’s the force that weaves them together that I love. I’ll be singing forever.”
At 19, Charlotte is a wicked performer, her wit as potent as her music. She’s wowed audiences from Victoria to Montreal, with melodies that get in your head and won’t quit and lyrics that linger in the air and send you to the liner notes to sav our every word.
Charlotte's debut EP, It's Like That Here, has already received radio play on CBC radio shows across Canada, and is climbing the charts on campus radio all over the place. She has been featured on Indyish.com, the CKDG FM emerging artists series, and the Shop Rock Radio Cast. She was recently selected out of over 150 artists to be a showcase performer at the 2008 Mariposa Folk Festival. Fans of her music include Canadian icon Julie Doiron, and CBC's esteemed host Jurgen Gothe.
The Critics Say
“Charlotte, you are now officially my favourite
singer. You possess all the qualities I love: self-awareness, a
purity of expression, and a whole lotta soul. Oh, and I also LOVE your
songs!!” -Mia
Sheard
“Equal parts Kathleen Edwards and Leslie Feist, Cornfield traverses indie rock and folk.” -Bryan Borzykowski, Now Magazine, 4 stars
"Charlotte perfectly captures the struggle to reconcile the big city life with a far-away idyll we can't quite forget. She has the ability to casually drop a line that makes you at once giggle and shake your head sadly." -Luisa Fisher, Streethawk Magazine
Instrumentation
Charlotte Cornfield - guitar and vocals
With The Talls: Alec Ellsworth - Bass Brandon Goodwin - Drums Stephen
Tchir - keys, accordian, lapsteel, backing vocals
Discography
It's
Like That Here EP (2007). Produced by Ryan Granville-Martin
Available Tracks:
· "Adrienne Probably Knows"
· "Stay Brave"
· "The
Fawn"
