Chris Castle

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Chris Castle
Vocals

Guitar
harmonica
Years active1994–present

Chris Castle (born January 29, 1976) is an American folk/Americana singer-songwriter.

Early life

Castle was born in Sandusky, Ohio, and his family moved to New London around the time he was four.[citation needed] His parents had migrated to Ohio from eastern Kentucky in the late sixties, and Castle was exposed to Appalachian Music from a very early age. His father (a Vietnam War veteran) committed suicide when Castle was nine years old; a theme that would later inspire Castle's first official single and video, Both Ends of A Gun.[citation needed]

Early career

Castle spent his teen years as a staff-writer in

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As a recording artist

Castle's 2007 release, Hollow Bones in Monotone,

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In January 2012, Castle released Last Bird Home through his own record label, Dirtsandwich Music Company.

the Ramones, Gabriel Butterfield (son of Blues musician Paul Butterfield) and The Womack Family Band, among others.[6] Last Bird Home marked the first chart success of Chris Castle's long career.[citation needed
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Castle returned to performing in October 2019, releasing his first collection of new songs in nearly a decade. "Still Portrait Of A Spinning Wheel" was released on October 4 at Cleveland's Beachland Ballroom and Tavern.[citation needed]

The New London Day's Rick Koster calls Castle "a tunesmith of almost scary vision, narrative acumen and hooky instinct".[7]

Community leadership

Castle began focusing his energies on the city of Norwalk as a whole, through his Imagine Norwalk campaign.

better source needed] Imagine Norwalk hosted several community-wide events throughout the summer of 2014 and 2015, which bolstered the local economy and garnered an exciting degree of citizen participation. The program was adopted by the Norwalk Economic Development Corporation in April 2015, and was presented the Ohio Art Education Association's "Distinguished Business/Organization for Art Education" award for north central Ohio the following October.[citation needed
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Castle was honored in October 2014 by Norwalk City Council and both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate.[9] The Norwalk Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) recognized Castle and Imagine Norwalk with their 2014 "Innovation Award".[10]

In April 2015, Castle was named Assistant Director for the Norwalk Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) where he focused on the Norwalk area's business attraction, retention and expansion efforts.[11] That same year, he was elected to Norwalk City Council, garnering 58% of ward four votes, beginning a four-year term in January 2016.[12]

In March 2017, Castle co-sponsored legislation with at-large Councilman Kelly Beck, which would have legalized medical marijuana cultivation within the city of Norwalk. The ordinance passed in a 4–3 vote but was quickly vetoed by Norwalk Mayor Rob Duncan.[13]

In June 2017, Castle began producing and co-hosting a Norwalk-centric video podcast called The Maple City Minute with fellow Norwalk City Council member Samantha Ludwig Wilhelm. He resigned from his position at the Norwalk Economic Development Corporation in September 2017, to re-focus his energies on the podcast and on the wider-reaching goal of overall community development.[14]

Discography

Title Album details Peak chart positions
Roots Music Report
 Roots 66
 Freeform American Roots
 AMA Internet Chart
 AMA Terrestrial Chart
Hollow Bones in Monotone
  • Release date: July 7, 2007
  • Label:
    self-released
  • Formats: CD, music download
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Songbook Volume I
  • Release date: September 9, 2009
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — —
Of God & Man
  • Release date: June 25, 2011
  • Label: Dirtsandwich Music Company
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — —
Last Bird Home
  • Release date: January 12, 2012
  • Label: Dirtsandwich Music Company
  • Formats: CD, music download
 5 7 26 26 73
Still Portrait Of A Spinning Wheel
  • Release date: October 1, 2019
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ Mastroianni, Adam (July 31, 2007). Norwalk Reflector. Norwalk, Ohio. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Dave Richards, Erie Times-News (Erie, Pennsylvania) September 15, 2011
  3. ^ "Home". CoolCleveland. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008.
  4. ^ "Folk Music Radio". Folk Alley. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Chris Castle - Last Bird Home (2012, CD) - DIscogs". Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Need We Say More? > News > Members of The Band and The Ramones Join Chris Castle in the Studio". Jambands.com. August 1, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Sinners Circle returns". The Day: News from southeastern Connecticut. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  8. ^ Seitz, Scott (August 20, 2014). "This summer's Imagine Norwalk wraps up Friday". Norwalk Reflector.
  9. ^ Seitz, Scott (September 30, 2014). "Castle to be honored for leadership, dedication". Norwalk Reflector.
  10. ^ "About NEDC – Annual Luncheon". Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  11. ^ Seitz, Scott (April 16, 2015). "NEDC hires Chris Castle as economic development assistant". Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  12. ^ Seitz, Scott. "Chris Castle claims fourth-ward seat". Norwalk Reflector.
  13. ^ Centers, Joe (April 4, 2017). "Norwalk mayor vows to veto marijuana cultivation legislation". Norwalk Reflector.
  14. ^ Ashby, Cary (September 2, 2017). "Castle seeking focus on community development". Norwalk Reflector.

External links

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