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“…Carla's musicianship is strong and her lyrics poignant and insightful. Her touch is light, never heavy handed. Carla Sciaky isn't going to bowl you over with driving rhythms and hard-edged vocals. If Carla was an animal she wouldn't be a lion, she would be a bird…(She) is an excellent singer/songwriter and musician who serves well as an ambassador of the folk and acoustic music world. Amidst the cacophony of singer/songwriters vying for our ears Carla Sciaky's music stands out for its ability to communicate both lyrically and musically…” Judd Grossman, Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange

January, 2025 (click to expand)

South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival
January 31 - February 2

Bergeron Rodeo Grounds
4201 SW 65th Way, Davie, FL 33314
see South Florida Folk and Acoustic Music Club

February, 2025 (click to expand)

Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado
The Joy of Discovery: New Directions

Saturday, February 8, 7:30 pm
St. Thomas Episcopal Church / 2201 Dexter St / Denver, Colorado

303-889-1012
see Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado

Happy Hour Concerts
with Sémplice

“A Baroque Valentine”

Friday, February 14, 6:00 pm
Epiphany Lutheran Church / 790 S. Corona Street / Denver, Colorado

see Happy Hour Concerts

Swallow Hill Music
Jews do Jews: Jews do McCartney Part 2

Saturday, February 22, 8:00pm
71 E. Yale Avenue / Denver, Colorado

303-777-1003
see Swallow Hill Music

March, 2025 (click to expand)

Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado
Fanfares & Flourishes

Friday, March 7, 7:30 pm
Lakewood Cultural Center / 470 S. Allison Pkwy / Lakewood, Colorado

Saturday, March 8, 2:00 pm
Lakewood Cultural Center / 470 S. Allison Pkwy / Lakewood, Colorado

Sunday, March 9, 3:00 pm
Broomfield Auditorium / 3 Community Park Rd / Broomfield, Colorado

303-889-1012
see Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado

The Chivalrous Crickets Tour
The Rose & Briar
A storytelling concert of the Ballad of Barbara Allen

Presented by The Hook Experiment
Thursday, March 20, 7:00 pm
45 S. 3rd Street / Oxford, Pennsylvania

see The Rose & Briar at The Hook Experiment

Presented by Tiny Glass Tavern
including a Folk Sing/Country Dance Workshop from 5-6:30pm
Saturday, March 22, 7:30 pm
Edwards Church / 297 Main Street / Northampton, Massachusetts

see The Rose & Briar in Northampton, MA

Presented by Elm City Consort
Sunday, March 23, 4:00 pm
Unitarian Society of New Haven / 700 Hartford Turnpike / Hamden, Connecticut

seeThe Rose & Briar in New Haven, CT

Wyoming Baroque

Friday, March 28, 7:00 pm
Kennison Hall at the Whitney Center for the Arts/ Sheridan College / Sheridan, Wyoming

307-675-0360
see Arts at Sheridan College

April, 2025 (click to expand)

Songs at Summerstead presents:
Album Release Concert
Heart of the Swan

Saturday, April 26, 7:30 pm
Lakewood, Colorado

see Heart of the Swan Concert

May, 2025 (click to expand)

Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado
Brandenburgs Plus

Friday, May 16, 7:30 pm
St. Luke's Methodist Church / 8817 South Broadway / Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Saturday, May 17, 7:30 pm
Wellshire Presbyterian Church / 2999 South Colorado Blvd / Denver, Colorado

Sunday, May 18, 3:00 pm
First Plymouth Congregational Church / 3501 S Colorado Blvd / Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

303-889-1012
see Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado

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Bio

Carla Sciaky is a multi-instrumentalist-folksinger-songwriter based in Denver, Colorado. As a soloist, she toured the US extensively throughout the 1980s and 90s, recording first on her own Propinquity Records and later on Green Linnet and Alacazam Records, compiling a discography of eight solo albums and appearing on many group efforts, compilations, and colleagues’ collections. Her songwriting won her awards and/or recognition in such arenas as the Kerrville New Song Competition, the Louisville, Kentucky songwriting competition, the Colorado Arts and Humanities Fellowship for Composition, the Billboard Songwriting Competition, and the Colorado, Utah, and Kansas Artist in Residence programs in the schools. Denver’s Westword magazine proclaimed her “Best Folkie” in their 1987 “Best of” edition, and her best known song, “Under the Quarter Moon,” written on the shore of Lake Superior, has been selected more than once for Minnesota Public Radio compilations, recorded and performed by countless fellow folksingers and choirs, and sung at campfire circles. With the infamous Mother Folkers, she performed for over a decade and recorded two albums.

After taking ten years off to raise her children and have a midlife crisis, Carla returned in the 21st century to the local stage, resisting any random and fleeting urge to tour for the time being. In the folk world, she plays with Miriam Rosenblum and Hal Aqua in the Folkaltones, in the not annual ballad concert series with Harry Tuft, and in the annual “Jews Do _____” concerts (Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and Paul Simon so far).

In the classical/early music world, Carla performs on baroque violin with Sémplice, a Denver quartet specializing in baroque music on period/replica instruments, as well as being a member of the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado since its first season. She plays rebec, viola da gamba, and violin with the Denver Early Music Consort. She is trained through Book 4 of the Suzuki violin pedagogy, maintains a small private studio at home, and is director of Da Capo Suzuki Strings. She also has students on guitar and piano.

Outside of music, Carla is deeply committed to the world of alternative medicine, is certified as a Natural Vision Improvement Coach (www.seekingbettereyesight.com), and studies methods of energy healing and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). She and her husband Dan are passionate about Waldorf education, the raw milk movement, community supported agriculture, and organic and gourmet cuisine. Their children Chloe and Rafa are both baroque violinists, carrying music out into the world.

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“Miss Sciaky's guileless soprano registered superbly.”The New York Times

“Sciaky opened the show with a dash of good humor and a startling soprano, as fine and fragile as glass.”The Boston Globe

“Sciaky imbues her performance with integrity.”Sing Out!

“One of the most delightful performers around...this seemingly delicate voice carries a surprising range of emotions: haunting, joyful, plaintive, and playful.”Intermountain Acoustic Musician
“This woman was obviously born to sing.”Iowa State Daily
“Such tenderness and precision is a rarity...and very enjoyable.”WNMC, Traverse City, MI
“Sciaky proves again why she ranks as one of the country's favorite folkies.”The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado

Awards and honors

Finalist, Kerrville New Folk Competition

Honorable Mention, Louisville Songwriting Competition

Winner of the Fellowship for Composition, Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities

Artist in Residence through the State Arts Councils of Kansas, Colorado, and Utah

Best Folkie, Westword's annual “Best of” edition, Denver, Colorado

Inductee into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, 2019

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Awakening is the title cut from Carla's album released in 1995.

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