16 Year Old Niece of Brandi Carlile Developing Her Music Career

16-Year-Old Niece of Brandi Carlile Developing Her Music Career

Her name is Caroline Carlile. I first learned of this talented 16-year-old from Curlew, Washington, last winter. One of her online teachers asked me how someone could break into the radio industry.

"Who do you know that wants to get into radio?"

She replied that it was one of her high school students. I discovered that her dad is a brother of the renowned singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile. Once I found out about SmallTown Strings, I listened to their songs on Spotify. These songs, found below, got a fair bit of airplay in my Wenatchee home.

Last summer, Caroline did a video interview with KREM 2 Spokane. She told KREM that Aunt Brandi was generous enough to invite her on stage.

The reception, even from the first few times that Caroline sang to Aunt Brandi's loyal fanbase, was magic.

Growing up in the musical home of Jay and Tia Carlile, music has always been in her life. At the age of 12, she formed SmallTown Strings with her younger brother, JayJ, and her friends, Aurora and Hannah.

Today, Caroline Carlile plays banjo, guitar, and piano, records, and produces SmallTown Springs songs. She is already making music for other artists. JayJ, her younger 13-year-old brother, plays guitar and almost any other instrument.

One of the great perks of being enrolled in an online school is that it gives the flexibility to travel and tour.

To join the band's mailing list and to learn where to catch them, live in concert, check out their website: SmallTownStrings.com

INFO: KREM 2 News, Smalltownstrings.com