New York native Carrington MacDuffie felt her musical spirit come to life in the Americana scene of Austin, Texas. The result is her new EP, Only An Angel.

A poet and songwriter, Carrington first began writing at age 13. She went to John Hopkins to study English/Poetry but she soon took off to Europe to spend 6 months backpacking. When she returned she finished school and joined a fly by night vaudeville group back in New York.

She embraced the vaudevillian art form but the time to move on came once again. MacDuffie headed West to Venice Beach in California where she absorbed the sounds of new wave, World, and new age music. She began experimenting with her writing and performance styles and also received influence from travels through the West Indies.

Making a name for herself in L.A. and Seattle as a spoken word performer, Carrington published a book of poetry as well as an audiobook of spoken word. She carved out a career in voice acting with gigs such as providing vocals for a shamanic Scottish dwarf in World of Warcraft and a private eye in the audio comic Honey West. She continues to receive praises for her lively narrations of works by Harlan Coben, Candace Bushnell, and Paula McClain.

Now in Austin, what else would you expect… it’s only natural Ms. MacDuffie would take her advanced lyrical abilities and combine them with her love of folk music. Austin, Texas is definitely the place to do it.

With her gypsy soul and quick charm, Carrington joins a team of top notch musicians to create a modern folk atmosphere that falls somewhere on the scale between Neil Young and Cat Stevens.

There were a few moments, while listening, I felt like I had found a female Jimmy Buffet. Check out ‘Fly Away’ to see what I mean.

Only An Angel is now available. Connect with Carrington on FB or Twitter.