Carol Markstrom is an award-winning singer-songwriter based out of Tucson, Arizona. She performs across the U.S. to Alaska. Her music crosses Folk, Americana, Western Roots, and Country. Carol's songs are played by DJs worldwide.
MILE AFTER MILE
WESTERN ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Will Rogers Awards, Academy of Western Artists
“Mile After Mile is a terrific release from a major singer…these are songs to enjoy time and again.”
Country Music People Magazine
WESTERN ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Will Rogers Awards, Academy of Western Artists
“Mile After Mile is a terrific release from a major singer…these are songs to enjoy time and again.”
Country Music People Magazine
KAY-YA HA CHICKASAW
CAROL'S AWARD-WINNING LATEST SINGLE: Listen on YouTube:
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Co-written by Dawn Anita Plumlee and Carol Markstrom, this is the story of the resilient Chickasaw people and their upheaval through the Trail of Tears and ultimate resettlement and flourishment in what is now known as the state of Oklahoma.
Kay-Yah Ha Chickasaw won 1st Place for Best Songwriting/Lyrics from the Cowpokes International Film Festival in Electra, Texas. It has been on a Top-40 Chart in Australia. |
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BANDIDA Best Music Video Award Wild Bunch Film Festival From Carol's Desert Rose CD |

RECENT AWARDS
* 2023 Best Country Rock Cover Female for Long, Long Time, Red Carpet Award Show in Holland
2022-2023 Awards for Best Song/Musical Score for Miner's Candle film from the Will Rogers Medallion Awards, Cowpokes Intl, Wild Bunch, & Barcelona Int'l Film Festival (honorable mention), and beyond
* 2022 Silver Arrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Native American Music Industry, Spirit Wind Records
* 2022 Best Folk Original Song for Miner's Candle, Red Carpet Award Show in Holland
* 2022 1st Place Best Songwriting/Lyrics for Kay-Yah Ha Chickasaw from the Cowpokes International Film Festival (w/Dawn Anita Plumlee)
* 2021 Mile After Mile: Western Album of the Year, Academy of Western Artists
* 2020 BANDIDA: Best Music Video, Wild Bunch Film Festival
*2018 & 2017 Best CD of the Year Awards, Rural Roots Music Comm.
*2018 Finalist, Native Heart Award, Native American Music Association
*2017 and 2015 Western Female Vocalist of the Year: Academy of Western Artists
* 2023 Best Country Rock Cover Female for Long, Long Time, Red Carpet Award Show in Holland
2022-2023 Awards for Best Song/Musical Score for Miner's Candle film from the Will Rogers Medallion Awards, Cowpokes Intl, Wild Bunch, & Barcelona Int'l Film Festival (honorable mention), and beyond
* 2022 Silver Arrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Native American Music Industry, Spirit Wind Records
* 2022 Best Folk Original Song for Miner's Candle, Red Carpet Award Show in Holland
* 2022 1st Place Best Songwriting/Lyrics for Kay-Yah Ha Chickasaw from the Cowpokes International Film Festival (w/Dawn Anita Plumlee)
* 2021 Mile After Mile: Western Album of the Year, Academy of Western Artists
* 2020 BANDIDA: Best Music Video, Wild Bunch Film Festival
*2018 & 2017 Best CD of the Year Awards, Rural Roots Music Comm.
*2018 Finalist, Native Heart Award, Native American Music Association
*2017 and 2015 Western Female Vocalist of the Year: Academy of Western Artists