Caroline Doctorow comes to the Grounds and Sounds Cafe in Stony Brook on Friday, August 14, 2009.

Caroline Doctorow is a singer/songwriter from Bridgehampton New York who has released six recordings on Narrow Lane Records . Her latest, Another Country, was released three months ago. She grew up in a literary family. Her father is renowned author E.L. Doctorow. Her mother, also a writer, is from North Carolina. Both her parents played folk music as a hobby when she was a child. Caroline quickly became enamored of the folk stars that she met through her parents, such as Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Joan Baez and Mimi Fariña, whom she counts as a significant influence. As a teenager, Caroline would travel the Greyhound bus line up and down the east coast, going to and performing in many folk festivals. She attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, mostly playing music and not going to classes very often.

All her years of hard work are now beginning to pay off and this is especially evident in her songwriting.

Grounds & Sounds features the best in live acoustic music in a casual, comfortable atmosphere.  Enjoy gourmet coffee, pastries and desserts.  Bring a bottle of wine and we’ll pour it for you – fruit and cheese plates are available, too. 

The show begins with an open mic at 8PM.