Cary Morin

Career Morin is known for his acoustic picking style. his wife, Celeste Di Iorio, also performs in the latter two groups. He is a former member of the Pura Fé Trio and The Atoll.

Morin received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fort Collins Music Association and has received fellowship awards from First Peoples Fund and the National Artist Fellowship.

He has toured the US, France, Denmark, Japan, Belgium, Germany, the UK, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. On stage, Morin performed in Tribe at the Celebrity Theater and as a guest performer with Kodō. He co-authored Turtle Island, a 50-member stage production that played two consecutive years to sold-out audiences in Northern Colorado.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Best Blues/Jazz Favorite Songwriter Favorite Acoustic Act

Favorite Songwriter Fort Collins Music Association Peer Awards Best Blues/Jazz

Fort Collins Music Association Peer Awards Best Blues Cary Morin Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Telluride Blues Challenge

2023 Fort Collins Music Association Peer Awards Best Established Band/Artist 1999 - Acoustic Turtle Island 2012 - Sing it Louder 2013 - Streamline 2014 - Tiny Town 2016 - Together 2017 - Cradle to the Grave 2018 - When I Rise 2020 - Dockside Saints 2024 - Innocent Allies

with The Atoll 1993 - Dream Marquee: Live at Lindens

with The Young Ancients 2015 - Fishstory