CARLA ULBRICH: Her Fabulous Debut

Carla Ulbrich

Her Fabulous Debut

© 2000 Carla Ulbrich (791022138122)

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A cheery, funny, fresh, fun, family-friendly acoustic-based album. Award-winning songs, humorous to poignant, about finding the perfect man, dating for the food, addiction, the Guinness book of records, and a song about nothing. You'll want to sing along.

tracks

1 Please Do Something Stupid
2 Boy Wonder
3 It Reminds Me of You
4 What If You Girlfriend Was Gone
5 Love To Learn
6 Love Connection
7 Nothing To Say
8 Not Your Jesus
9 Wolf
10 Toasted Chicken Sandwich
11 Zipadeedoodah
12 Not So Hidden Track

notes

Carla Ulbrich has been compared to the likes of Ray Stevens, Weird Al, Jerry Seinfeld, Chet Atkins and a bologna sandwich.

A better guitar player than most bologna sandwiches, Carla originally hails from Clemson, SC, bringing her peculiar brand of humor to stages all over the US.

This is her first CD, released in late 1999, and it covers topics such as finding the perfect man, child prodigies, chocolate, TV dating shows, dating for the food, nothing, and (Carla's most requested song) "What if Your Girlfriend was Gone." This nifty little recording was created live in the studio in Cayce (ColumPia), SC, with Jack Williams and his band gathered 'round the mics like in the old days of making records.

Carla's live shows and CDs have earned her some cool awards and nice gigs:

- 2006 Novelty Song of the year, Just Plain Folks Awards
- 2004 Kerrville NewFolk Finalist
- 2004 Falcon Ridge Most Wanted Emerging Artist
- Guest of Honor, Contata and FKO conventions
- Avalon Nude Folk Festival
- 2003 and 2004 USA song contest finalist
- 2004 2nd place novelty album, Just Plain Folks Awards
- Best Upbeat and Best Overall, 1999 South Florida Folk Fest's Song Competition
- 1st place, 2000 and 1998 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (open category)
- 2nd place, 1998 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest
- 2nd place, Gamble Rogers Folk Fest's Fingerpicking contest
- 2004: #8 and #10 songs of the year on Dr. Demento
- grants from the SC Arts Commission and Jim Beam to help fund recordings

Carla has taught guitar at several colleges and the National Guitar Workshop. She tours relentlessly all over the country (and beyond, into England and Canda), has appeared on numerous radio stations (including XM, Sirius, and the BBC), as well as USA's "Up All Night" and PAX TV. She has shared the bill with such luminaries as Cheryl Wheeler and Twiggy the Water Skiing Squirrel. Carla Ulbrich is a member of ASCAP and President of the Difficult Last Name Club, likes cheese, and collects bottlecaps.

Prefer to purchase downloads? This CD is available on iTunes.com, listen.com, Napster.com, buymusic.com, netmusic.com, musicmatch.com, napster.com, viztas.com and Audio Lunchbox (and others).

read the lyrics and learn more about Carla at www.carlau.com

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  • Great debut!
    author: tgjad

    Lots to like about this one. It Reminds Me Of You strikes me as good in the same way that Because Of You is. Great song to listen to, but with a lot of meaningful undertones. She has a great voice and sense of humor, but there seems to be a lot more than just a great singer here.

  • Great artist and a great CD
    author: Dale

    Great artist and a great CD. If I was about 30 years younger I'd buy me an Irish Setter!

  • really funny!
    author: jim

    great CD. I especially like the song 'please do something stupid'.

  • fun, witty, a little demented
    author: Julie Milazzo

    This cd voices a lot of the thoughts that many of us may have, but rarely choose to throw out there publicly. Between her wit, charm, and demented way of thinking, (I love "What if your Girlfriend was Gone?") this cd pulls me out of a funk every time.

  • Like Hubble this CD captures the birth of a new star!
    author: Terry Kelly (famous Songwriter)

    As a songwriter and performer Carla is easily one of the best and most entertaining contemporary artist of our time and "her fabulous debut" is a scary first example of the talent and humor she possesses. Buy the CD and go see her perform live, she may have been dropped on her head as a small child, but for our sakes, it's a good thing. You will love this CD! PS, what is a sake any way?

  • hysterically funny and a phenomenal guitarist
    author: South Florida Folk

    Carla is cute as a button, hysterically funny and a phenomenal guitarist, possessing an original and lyrically creative folk repertoire

  • A lot of fun, and a refreshing change from the norm.
    author: Recording Magazine, May 2000

    a fresh tongue-in-cheek delivery that Garrison Keillor should know about... A lot of fun, and a refreshing change from the norm.

  • a minor masterpiece
    author: Demento Society News (the Dr. Demento Fan Club Newsletter)

    Ulbrich has her own spunky style and sings beautifully. 'What If Your Girlfriend Was Gone' is at least a minor masterpiece

  • gift for turning a phrase is second to none
    author: Blake Guthrie, Southeast Performer Magazine

    Carla Ulbrich's gift for turning a phrase is second to none

  • One very funny lady
    author: Gregory Nicoll, Creative Loafing, Atlanta

    One very funny lady

  • She's got pizzazz!
    author: Robert Seiler, Purple Onion Coffeehouse

    She's got pizzazz!

  • Fresh! Fascinating! Witty! Original!
    author: Fan On Amazon.com

    Fresh! Fascinating! Witty! Original! I rarely get so excited about a new performer that I have to rush out to buy their album. But, in this case, after hearing Carla Ulbrich one evening on NPR, I not only bought a copy for me, but purchased two more to send to relatives. When I tell my friends about Carla Ulbrich's 'Fabulous Debut' album, the first thing that they ask me is, "What style is it?" The best that I can say is, "It's HER style!" Somehow, she bridges the gap from jazz to folk to acoustic rock to 'almost country' so smoothly, that one becomes convinced that mixing styles this easily is 'no big deal'. Beyond that, her songs are so thoughtful, personal and clever that, by the end of the album, you feel like you've been in a confession booth with a stand-up comic-savant who has just become a new friend. Buy this album, you won't be disappointed!

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