Album Party a Smash Success!
We all had a fantastic time at the Album Release Party on Friday, March 6, 2020, at the American Folk Art Museum. Vienna Carroll and The Folk played songs from their new album, Harlem Field Recordings, plus older crowd folk favorites. Enjoy the photos and videos!
Harlem Field Recordings American Folk Art Museum

Listen and Purchase Harlem Field Recordings at viennacarrollmusic.com
“Harlem Field Recordings” CD Release Party
Friday, March 6, 2020,
5:30 – 7:15 pm,
American Folk Art Museum,
2 Lincoln Square (corner of W. 66th St. & Columbus Ave.),
New York, NY,
Take 1 train to 66th St. stop and walk one block east
See map/directions
I’ll be with my string band and we’ll be having lots of fun. Spirituals, work songs, prison blues, and sea chanteys – exuberant, roots and funky. Stanley Banks (George Benson) on bass, Keith Johnston (Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Jon Hendricks) on guitar and Newman Taylor Baker (Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Henry Grimes) on washboard.
Come on out. Sing along. Admission is free. CDs for sale!
Gorgeous CD artwork by Ken Daley.
Vienna Carroll at the American Folk Art Museum
“What a voice!
This evening, awesome Vienna Carroll gave a free concert at the American Folk Art Museum. Accompanied by 2 guitarists [Keith Johnson and Stanley Banks] and a washboard percussionist [Newman Taylor], she got everyone singing folk, gospel, spiritual, call & response, and prison labor songs, and deftly wove in stories of resistance to a range of oppressions (slavery, racist police violence, distortions of history). She gave a shout-out to social media as a tool to expose injustice. Her rendition of the lament-lullaby “Hush Little Baby” was beyond heartbreaking. Intense, informative, inspiring.”
– Review by Pam McAllister

Newman Taylor, Keith Johnston, Vienna Carroll and Stanley Banks
Wed, March 27th: Roots and Ruckus at 10pm
Wed, March 27 • 10 pm
Roots and Ruckus,
Jalopy Theatre
315 Columbia Street,
Brooklyn, New York 11231
F or G trains to Carroll St. station
Get directions by Google Maps
Get directions by Jalopy Theatre
We debuted our first Roots & Ruckus appearance during the Polar Vortex and had a great time with our small but mighty turnout. I’ll be appearing again with Keith Johnston on guitar. We welcome you to come on out and sing along with us.
Friday, May 24th, Vienna Carroll & Band at Kismat Indian Restaurant in Washington Heights, NYC
Friday, May 24, 2019
Vienna Carroll (vocals), Michael Howell (guitar) and Beldon Bullock (bass)
8 pm
Kismat Indian Restaurant
603 Fort Washington Ave., New York, NY
At 187th St. and Fort Washington Ave.
Take A train to 181st Street stop (get out in front, 184 St. & walk north 3 blocks)
Get directions
Great food. Full Bar. Friendly service.
Sat March 23rd, The Diaspora Art Collective Show
Marching Into Spring Show
Lafayette Presbyterian Church,
85 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY
1-7 pm entire show
Fabulous Black designers including Brenda Brunson-Bey’s Tribal Truths one-of-a-kind standout clothing designs and Melody’s Kiini Ibura spectacular jewelry among others. Healthy food, a fashion show, and Vienna Carroll singing!
I’ll be on at about 2 pm, singing roots and blues favorites with a special tribute to Black women.
Weds., Jan. 30th at Jalopy Theater
Weds., January 30, 2018, at 9 p.m.
Vienna Carroll & Keith Johnston at Roots & Ruckus
Jalopy Theater
315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY
F or G trains to Carroll St. station. Get directions
Friday, February 8th, Vienna Carroll & Band at Kismat Indian Restaurant in Washington Heights, NYC
Friday, February 8, 2019
Vienna Carroll (vocals), Bruce Edwards (guitar) and Beldon Bullock (bass)
8 pm
Kismat Indian Restaurant
603 Fort Washington Ave., New York, NY
At 187th St. and Fort Washington Ave.
Take A train to 181st Street stop (get out in front, 184 St. & walk north 3 blocks)
Get directions
Great food. Full Bar. Friendly service.
Friday, June 7th, see Vienna Carroll & Keith Johnston at the American Folk Art Museum
Come out to Free Music Friday at the American Folk Art Museum.
Vienna and Keith will be performing from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.
The address is 2 Lincoln Square (66th and Broadway). 1 train to 66th St. stop. See map.
Support the proceedings with a donation-based cash wine bar. Admission is always free.
Jalopy Theatre Presents at the American Folk Art Museum: Vienna Carroll & Keith Johnston.
Vienna Carroll sings and tells the stories of Black Roots Music — the spirituals, work songs, prison blues, and sea shanties of her ancestors. This music was integral to their survival and well-being and carries their history in it. Vienna also highlights improvised elements of this music in today’s 21st-century soundscape. As is traditional, audiences are invited to join in singing. Read more.
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