Sisters Laura and Charlotte Carrivick kept up their upbeaten run on the BBC’s Upstaged show last night, beating magician Robert Bone.
The girls will be entering the box for yet another 6 hour stint from 3:45 this afternoon, and you can watch - and more importantly vote - via the website, as they compete against today’s [...]
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Carrivicks continue winning run
February 6th, 2008
Carrivicks in first heat victory
February 5th, 2008
The Carrivick Sisters moved one step closer towards winnings of £10,000 last night with victory in the first heat of the BBC’s new talent show Upstaged. The twins entertained online audiences for six hours by performing inside a glass box. Their act contained plenty of songs and tunes, plus some educational segments where they [...]
Carrivicks enter BBC battle
February 2nd, 2008
The Carrivick Sisters will be performing in Bristol on Monday evening as part of the BBC’s new talent show Upstaged. The twins have been voted in as one of the first two acts to take part in the show and will have to entertain live and online audiences for a gruelling 6 hours, all [...]
Interview: The Carrivick Sisters
December 10th, 2007
Twin sisters Charlotte and Laura Carrivick are one of the recent success stories in British bluegrass. The talented singers and multi-instrumentalists have been part of the bluegrass scene for several years, first as members of the bands Blue South and Miles Apart and now performing as a duo.
They’ve just released their second CD, Better [...]
Better than six cakes
November 19th, 2007
The Carrivick Sisters have completed their new album, Better Than 6 Cakes, and will be selling it at their upcoming performances. The CD features 11 tracks - most of them original - and was recorded at Modern World Studios in Tetbury.
The band, Charlotte and Laura Carrivick, is enjoying plenty of success at the moment. [...]
BBC features the Carrivick Sisters
October 2nd, 2007
The Carrivick Sisters recent success continued this week with a feature and interview on Radio Devon and the BBC website. The twins, Laura and Charlotte, spoke about their songwriting, new CD and their upcoming spot at next year’s Glastonbury Festival. To read the feature and listen to the radio interview, visit the BBC Devon website.
Carrivick Sisters win spot at Glastonbury
September 17th, 2007
The Carrivick Sisters yesterday won the South West Buskers Competition, earning a guaranteed spot at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. The band, twin sisters Charlotte and Laura Carrivick, will perform on the Circus Stage at next year’s festival which takes place between the 27th and 29th of June. They have also just completed their new album [...]
Carrivick Sisters to play EWOB Festival
January 5th, 2007
Devon band The Carrivick Sisters have been selected to showcase at this year’s European World of Bluegrass Festival, held in Voorthuizen, The Netherlands. The band features Charlotte Carrivick on mandolin, guitar, banjo, bass and vocals and Laura Carrivick on fiddle, dobro, lap steel and vocals. They are one of 42 acts selected from 87 applicants [...]
