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(Jan.15,2008) Close to half of the songs we do in a show are original. My beginning in music was as a writer and singer...but it didn't take long to realize there was a void without a guitar in hand. My first guitar was a flea market Yamaha with a warped neck (I didn't know about that flaw until later). After long nights of frustration beating around in the living room, I remember crying when I learned my first chord on that thing. Now, my arsenal includes two Taylors and a Breedlove....but I still have that Yamaha and occasionally take my first child out of its case and pluck around to remind myself of the sweetness of the beginning of a trip. The sound is Americana blues/rock with a touch of modern mountain. Driven by two guitars, mandolin, even a cigar box guitar,electric bass, harmonica and other instruments, Carrie Beason & Big Mo is a unique and memorable sound. Carrie's album of original songs,'Painfully Happy', is receiving air play in the states and Europe. I...