Dee Carstensen

Personal life Carstensen was born on February 18, 1956, in Maryland and later moved with her parents and four siblings to Rochester. Part of her studies in the stringed instrument family included the harp, which was done with a harpist from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. She cites this by mentioning 2 separate instances where she would "throw out ideas" and Mainieri offered his constructive criticism for her. Dee's third album called The Map also came out during this year which was released under a joint-venture agreement between GRP and Mainieri's NYC Records. However, the Gavin Reports release schedule for the Summer of 1998 mentions Blue Thumb instead.

Dee also recorded a children's album, Can You Hear Lullaby (2001), which featured guest vocals Everett Bradley, Curtis King and Julie Dansky and instrumental work by her husband. Dee went back into the studio and recorded a solo album, Patch of Blue, which was released in 2005.

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