Bluegrass Spirit CD

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2006 Country WeeklyThe Scoop By: Larry Holden Christmas MusicCarly Goodwin's This Christmas Day is a terrific six-song EP of traditional tunes and popular inspirational ones, including John Lennon's 'Imagine' (John's widow, Yoko Ono, gave her seal of approval on Carly's version).

Press RoomCarly Goodwin BioRecording Artist Carly Goodwin When you ask Carly Goodwin where she is from, be ready for her answer to take a little while. Born in upstate New York in 1981, she moved to California, Utah, Montana and Michigan (just to name a few) before finally ending up in Tennessee. 'I have no idea what it would have been like to grow up in one house throughout my whole childhood. I like that I have seen so many different regions of the country and met so many people because it has made me understand that despite our differences, we are very similar to one another.

' Carly's first musical memories are of times that she spent singing with her Mom when she was growing up in California. Born on July 28, 1981- Carly was a child of the 80s. She dressed up like Madonna for Halloween and would put on shows for anyone who would listen. Carly has vivid memories of her Mom playing guitar and singing Winnie the Pooh songs for her as a child.

While living in L.A., in addition to singing, Carly made television commercials for Hallmark and Kodak and made a guest appearance on the popular series The Wonder Years. When Carly was 12, her family relocated to Park City, Utah, during which time Carly played the lead in many local and school musical productions. Carly sang The National Anthem regularly at Utah Jazz basketball games, world class ski events such as The World Cup Ski Races and The Senator's Cup in Park City, and many other events.

After graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in English, Carly packed her bags and headed to Nashville in August of 2003. When asked why she had to make the move, Carly explained- 'moving to Nashville was something that I had to do for me. This place is all about music. The people here are so creative. This dream was one that I'd had as long as I could remember and I knew that I would always regret not at least giving it a shot.