Carmel Mikol

Cape Breton

After triple East Coast Music Award nominations for her debut In My Bones, Carmel Mikol released her follow-up album "Creature" with a unique companion book/ebook titled "Creature of Habit". Since its 2011 release on Sound of Pop/Fontana North, the "Creature" album and book has received rave reviews from both sides of the Canada-US border, cementing Carmel's reputation as one of our brightest up-and-coming songwriters.

Her song "Twenty Something Girl" was the 2011 Grand Prize Winner in the Folk Category of the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest. She was also awarded top prize in the Folk Category of the 2010 Great American Song Contest and the 2009 Independent Singer Songwriter Awards. Carmel tours extensively in Canada and the US and has shared stages with Canadian folk greats David Francey, Dave Gunning, Connie Kaldor, Matt Andersen and Garnet Rogers.

In 2010, she developed and produced Roots to the Future for Celtic Colours and this year she's back with another instalment of the popular concert which puts young Cape Breton songwriters and tune makers together to explore how tradition influences contemporary artists.