Carroll Brown

Born and raised in rural South Carolina, Carroll Brown's first introduction to music was through his family's church and whatever he could listen to on the radio. His mother was the church's pianist and taught him his first chords on the guitar, encouraging him to play music in the church. In college, Brown studied broadcasting, planning to become a recording engineer and enter the music business. Brown continued performing throughout his student days. He tried his luck in New York and later in Nashville, Tennessee, and then settled back in South Carolina, where he started a recording studio, Charleston Recording.

He continued to perform and write acoustic music and focused on performing in Irish music venues throughout the Southeast. For years, he performed solo and with a group, playing Celtic and country festivals. Now, most of his gigs are solo, and his Irish roots have taken a strong hold. Carroll has toured in Ireland several times, performing in private concerts, and has a full calendar throughout the year, performing in the Southeast, visiting Florida and St. Augustine at least once.