Astrid Young
Vendela Astrid Young (born August 16, 1962[1][2]) is a Canadian singer/songwriter. She is the daughter of journalist, sportswriter, and novelist Scott Young and his second wife Astrid Carlson, and the half-sister of fellow musician Neil Young,[3][4] who bought her first amp in the 1970s.[5] After a brief run with 80's Glam metal group Sacred Child, she went on to record backup vocals on several albums through most of the 80's and 90's. Her vocals appeared on Neil Young's albums Unplugged,[6] Road Rock Vol. 1[7] and the Grammy-nominated[8] Harvest Moon.[9] In 2002, she performed lead vocals and played the bass guitar on rock band iST's album Pokalolo Paniolo. Young has also released three solo albums, Brainflower in 1995, Matinee in 2002 and One Night at Giant Rock in 2014, which was co-produced by Victor DeLorenzo.[10] In addition to writing a Canadian bestselling book, Being Young,[11] Young has also co-written music with many fellow musicians, including Nancy Wilson, Lisa Dalbello and the late West Arkeen.[12]
Astrid Young | |
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Birth name | Vendela Astrid Paterson Young |
Born | August 16, 1962 |
Origin | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
Genres | Rock (classic rock, glam rock), heavy metal, psychedelic acid folk |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar, guitar |
Years active | 1984 - present |
Labels | Inbetweens, Tangerine, WOTG |
Associated acts | Neil Young, iST, Sacred Child |
Website | www |
Discography
Year | Artist | Title | Record Label | Nature of Appearance |
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1984 | Ohm and the Secret Sources | Exit from a Dream | Ohm Records | Bass & Background Vocals[10] |
1986 | Sacred Child | Sacred Child | Target Records | Lead Vocals[10] |
1989 | Sacred Child | Sacred Child (re-release) | CBS/Black Dragon | Lead Vocals[10] |
1994 | Blackthorne | Afterlife | CMC International | Background Vocals[10][13] |
1992 | Neil Young | Harvest Moon | Reprise Records | Background Vocals[6][10] |
1993 | Ben Keith | Seven Gates | Reprise Records | Background Vocals[10] |
1993 | Dramarama | Hi-Fi Sci-Fi | Chameleon | Background Vocals[14] |
1993 | Neil Young | Unplugged | Reprise Records | Background Vocals[6][10] |
1993 | Neil Young | Event of the Season | n/a (bootleg) | Background Vocals[6][10] |
1995 | Astrid Young | Brainflower | Independent | Lead Vocals, Keyboards[10] |
1995 | Nancy Wilson | Live at McCabe's | Epic Records | Background Vocals |
1996 | Scott Joss | Souvenirs | Little Dog Records | Background Vocals[10] |
1997 | Shrubbers | National Boulevard | Independent | Background Vocals[15] |
1997 | Sacred Child | Sacred Child | Must Have Records | Lead Vocals[16] |
2000 | Neil Young | Road Rock Vol. 1 | Reprise Records | Background Vocals[6][17] |
2002 | iST | Pokalolo Paniolo | War of the Gargantuas/Inbetweens | Lead Vocals & Bass[18] |
2002 | Neil Young | Are You Passionate? | Reprise Records | Background Vocals[6][19] |
2002 | Astrid Young | Matinee | Inbetweens Records | Acoustic Guitar & Lead Vocals[10] |
2003 | Ad Vanderveen | The Moment That Matters | Blue Rose | Background Vocals[20] |
2003 | Rebecca Trujillo | Munda | Munda Music | Keyboards[10][21] |
2003 | Various Artists | Spiders from Venus | Skipping Discs | performed a cover of David Bowie's song Modern Love[22] |
2013 | LeE HARVeY OsMOND | The Folk Sinner | Latent Recordings | Vocals[23] |
2014 | Astrid Young | One Night at Giant Rock | War of the Gargantuas/W.O.T.G. Omnimedia | solo album/vocals/bass/guitar/production |
Videos
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions (1995)[24]
Neil Young "MTV Unplugged" (1993) [25]
Neil Young: Friends and Relatives - Red Rocks Live (2000)[26]
She both wrote and starred in a movie entitled "Haunted".[27][28]
References
- "Walk of Shame". Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007. - Photo labeled as "my birthday" by Astrid herself, timestamped
- "Astrid's Travel Blog". Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007. - Astrid's blog post mentioning her birthday
- "HyperRust: Who Is Astrid Young". Archived from the original on July 6, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "Neil Young Recording In Nashville". Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- Wheeler, Brad (August 18, 2005). "Passion for music bonds Astrid Young to her famous brother". The Globe And Mail.
- "Neil Young Discography". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "Neil Young: Road Rock, Vol. 1 lyrics". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "Rock On The Net: Neil Young". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "Harvest Moon by Neil Young". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "Astrid Young's Official Discography". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- Young, Astrid (2008). Being Young. Toronto: Insomniac Press. ISBN 189717845X. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
- "Myxer - Astrid Young". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "Kiss Related Recordings; Bruce Kulick ; Blackthorne - Afterlife 1993". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "FYE: Alternative Pop/Rock - Hi-Fi Sci-Fi Dramarama / CD / 1993". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "Shrubbers – National Boulevard – Story". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "Tracks Of Creation: Issue 2 Volume 2: Review of Sacred Child". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "popmatters.com: Neil Young, Friends & Relatives: Road Rock Volume 1". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "CD Baby: IST: Pokalolo Paniolo". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- Neil Young, Are You Passionate?, Reprise Records, 2002 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (reference in German)
- The Moment That Matters, Blue Rose Records, 2003 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (reference in German)
- "Rebecca Trujillo – Accomplices". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "Skipping Discs / Releases / Spiders From Venus". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "The Folk Sinner". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- "Neil Young & Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions (1995)". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- Neil, Young. "MTV Unplugged (1993)". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- "Neil Young: Friends and Relatives - Red Rocks Live (2000)". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- "Haunted (C3 Inc.) - Film Sales Distributors Market - Film TV ..." Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- Haunted