Caitlin Cannon and the Artillery

Caitlin was born in Alabama, her mother a hairdresser and father, a lineman for the Huntsville Utilities. Her Grandmother raised her on Cole Porter, put curlers in her hair and drove her to auditions all over the city. Caitlin was enrolled in a performing arts academy and soon branched out into community and regional theatre productions. During those early years, her father moved to a farm in Hot Rock, Tennessee, and on the long drives to and fro, she became friendly with everything playing on the local country radio stations. At 10 years old, she was given her first CD player and began stocking her collection with The Beatles, Queen, Hank Williams, Rosanne Cash, Steve Earle, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton and The Judds. Her grandmother bought her first guitar just before she moved with her mother and stepfather to the Durango Colorado: The Wild West. Those raucous high school days brought with them a passion for more Alt-C. She quickly became enamored with Uncle Tupelo, Ryan Adams, Jason Isabel, Tift Merritt, Jenny Lewis, Patty Griffin and Lucinda Williams. All the while continuing her theatre pursuits, Caitlin was awarded the Patricia Barry (The Twilight Zone) Scholarship, to attend Stephens College, a celebrated women’s performing arts school, in operation since the 1833. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s in theatre, dance and music, and a couple professional theatre credits under her belt (Roxie/Chicago and Bianca/Kiss Me Kate). She stuffed her boots in a duffel and bought a plane ticket for New York City where she enrolled in the 2 year Meisner training program under the instruction of Bill Esper. Furthermore, she began composing her original music and made her debut as part of NYC’s Honkytonk Angels. Since, she has performed in venues such as Hill Country, The Living Room, Piano’s The Knitting Factory, Hanks Saloon, Life Cafe, Spike Hill, Pete's Candy Store, Jalopy Theatre, Zebulon, and Kathryn's House, where she opened for David Olney and split the bill with Eleanore Whitmore of Steve Earle and the Dukes and Duchesses. In 2010 Caitlin was co-founder of a project called William’s Daughter’s in which she gave concerts and administered songwriting all over the Northeast. She has worked with populations in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, libraries, after school programs and high schools. She continues her own studies in music and performance wholeheartedly, and has received songwriting instruction from Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion, Anais Mitchell, Mary Gauthier, Daryll Scott, Chris Williamson, Paul Reisler, Amy Speace, Emory Joseph, and Pat Pattison (Berklee). Now living in Brooklyn New York, Caitlin is currently acting in a film under the direction of Actor/Director Clark Middleton (Sin City, Kill Bill), in which her music is being featured as part of the score. Alongside producer Tim Edgar (Nico Vega, Earl Greyhound), Caitlin released her first album of original songs, self titled: Caitlin Cannon and the Artillery. The record delicately explores uncomfortable concepts and beautifully expresses them through chirpy melodies (Fire Escape) and evocative arrangements (Stranger). Caitlin performs delivers her touching alt-country dream pop originals, Western Swing hits and Country Classics regularly from the Midwest to East coast. Check the calender for a show near you!