Carsie Blanton

Carson Amanda "Carsie" Blanton (born July 22, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in New Jersey. Blanton has released eight studio albums and three EPs, all with a pay what you want pricing strategy.

Fresh Air called Blanton "one of those hard-headed open-hearted protestors who can make revolution sound desirable to your body, even if your mind wants to resist it," in reference to her 2021 album Love and Rage.

Early life Carsie Blanton grew up on a former cattle farm in Luray, Virginia. Her education involved unschooling. She began learning piano at age 6 and playing guitar at age 13. At age 15, she started singing back-up vocals for a touring funk band and took up swing dancing. At age 16, Blanton went to live in a group house with other artists and musicians in Eugene, Oregon.

Career In 2005, Blanton recorded and self-released her first studio album Ain't So Green, produced by Steve Van Dam of Everything. In 2006, Blanton relocated from Eugene to Philadelphia to pursue her music career full-time. She also began working with manager Bill Eib.

Beginning in 2010, Blanton performed as a support act for The Wood Brothers on multiple tours in the United States, Germany, and in Netherlands. Oliver Wood produced Blanton's 2012 album Idiot Heart. In 2011, she toured with Anaïs Mitchell's Hadestown, playing one of the Fates. That year Blanton also opened several shows on Paul Simon's So Beautiful or So What tour.

In 2012, Blanton relocated to New Orleans, where she lived until moving back to the Philadelphia area in 2020.

In 2019, she released Buck Up, which Ken Tucker, reviewing the album for NPR's Fresh Air, called "delightfully surprising."

In 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blanton supported herself and her band by playing monthly online rent parties.

After the titular single's release in fall 2023, Blanton's album After the Revolution was released in 2024.

Blanton's albums have all been released independently. which includes Joe Plowman on bass and Patrick Firth on keyboards.

Her song "Tango Luigi", released in 2026, drew parallels between Luigi Mangione and Violet Gibson.

Other activities In October 2025, Blanton took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. She spent a week in an Israeli prison as a result of her participation.

Carsie Blanton and Joe Plowman at the Southern Cafe in Charlottesville, Virginia, February 8, 2025.

Discography

Year Album 2005 Ain't So Green 2009 Buoy 2010 Beau 2012 Idiot Heart 2014 Not Old, Not New 2016 So Ferocious 2019 Buck Up 2021 Love & Rage 2022 Body of Work 2024 After the Revolution 2024 The Red Album 2026 Everything is Great