“Vienna Carroll...a unique story of America, sung by an incredible voice. Simply stunning. ”

— Woody Lewis, Composer

“A WINNING HONESTY…deep, unaltered, aimed directly at the listener.” - Michael Steinman

— Jazz Lives

Music

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    I Know I've Been Changed 2:29
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    Strawberries and Glory 2:53
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    Grinnin' in Your Face 2:41
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    Swing Low Sweet Chariot 4:50
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    Singin Wid a Sword in Ma Hand 3:13
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    This Train Is Bound For Glory 3:22
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    No Mo Freedom 1:43
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    Prison Blues 4:51
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    All the Pretty Little Horses 3:18
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    You Better Mind 2:56
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Reviews and Interviews

Chunedesk - “Vienna Carroll & Folk confirm a glimpse of a planet where songs of liberation from the past become anthemic for the future.”

New York Music Daily - "politically-charged reinventions of classic blues and gospel themes"

Jazz Lives - “A WINNING HONESTY…deep, unaltered, aimed directly at the listener.”

Gospel Chapter - “a vibrant fusion of old-world charm and new-world influences.”

Woody Lewis, Medium - “Vienna Carroll bears witness to America's shame and glory.”

Blues Matters! -  “genuinely listenable and enjoyable, but also extremely educational and yes, political”

 Neon Jazz: Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino - "Harlem-based Vocal Powerhouse Vienna Carroll"

Red Hook Star Revue - “downright inspirational”

Howard Jordan, Jordan Journal - "Vienna Carroll brought the house down"

Jazz & Blues Report - "superb recording"

Downloadable Files

Bio 14.2 KB
Artist Statement 13.4 KB
Press Release Bitter End 9-18-26 137 KB

BIO

Vienna Carroll is a Harlem-based singer, actor, storyteller/playwright, historian, and herbalist. Her soulful voice and powerful storytelling draw from her roots in the Black church and her Alabama family traditions. A graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in African American Studies, she presents powerful self-emancipation stories coupled with spirituals and Black folk songs reimagined for today. 

She has performed solo and with her band The Folk at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Langston Hughes House, Schomburg Center, Bitter End, BlackAmericana Fest and sea music festivals celebrating and preserving Black cultural and spiritual legacies. The Folk are: Keith Johnston (Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Jon Hendricks) on guitar; Stanley Banks (George Benson) on bass; Washboard XT/Newman Taylor Baker (Matthew Shipp, Henry Grimes, Ebony Hillbillies) on washboard. 

Carroll has released four albums as well as three singles from an upcoming work. 

Her theater credits include her award-winning musical docudramas in the NYC Fringe Festival and as resident artist at the Hudson River Museum. She just completed an America 250 project with her band that combines Black storytelling, traditional roots music, vignettes, slideshows and audience participation.

Carroll lives in Harlem with her wife Katharine, her garden and window boxes.

Press Photos

Marcelo Monteleagre

Bitter End 9/18/26

Inquiries