Astrid Young

Astrid Young
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, Astrid Young
Website	www.astridyoung.net

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's iST 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]

Discography

Year	Artist	Title	Record Label	Nature of Appearance
1984	Ohm and the Secret Sources	Exit From A Dream	Ohm Records	Bass & Background Vocals[10]
1986	Sacred Child	Sacred Child'	Target	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 Rocks Volume I	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: Friends and Relatives - Red Rocks Live (2000)^[25]

She both wrote and starred in a movie entitled "Haunted".^[26][27]

References

1. "Walk of Shame". Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07. - Photo labeled as "my birthday" by Astrid herself, timestamped
2. "Astrid's Travel Blog". Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07. - Astrid's blog post mentioning her birthday
3. "HyperRust: Who Is Astrid Young". Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
4. "Neil Young Recording In Nashville". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
5. Wheeler, Brad (August 18, 2005). "Passion for music bonds Astrid Young to her famous brother". The Globe And Mail.
6. "Neil Young Discography". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
7. "Neil Young: Road Rock, Vol. 1 lyrics". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
8. "Rock On The Net: Neil Young". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
9. "Harvest Moon by Neil Young". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
10. "Astrid Young's Official Discography". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
11. Young, Astrid (2008). Being Young. Toronto: Insomniac Press. ISBN 189717845X.
12. "Myxer - Astrid Young". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
13. "Kiss Related Recordings; Bruce Kulick ; Blackthorne - Afterlife 1993". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
14. "FYE: Alternative Pop/Rock - Hi-Fi Sci-Fi Dramarama / CD / 1993". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
15. "Shrubbers – National Boulevard – Story". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
16. "Tracks Of Creation: Issue 2 Volume 2: Review of Sacred Child". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
17. "popmatters.com: Neil Young, Friends & Relatives: Road Rock Volume 1". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
18. "CD Baby: IST: Pokalolo Paniolo". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
19. Neil Young, Are You Passionate?, Reprise Records, 2002 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. (reference in German)
20. The Moment That Matters, Blue Rose Records, 2003 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. (reference in German)
21. "Rebecca Trujillo – Accomplices". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
22. "Skipping Discs / Releases / Spiders From Venus". Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
23. "The Folk Sinner". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
24. "Neil Young & Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions (1995)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
25. "Neil Young: Friends and Relatives - Red Rocks Live (2000)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
26. "Haunted (C3 Inc.) - Film Sales Distributors Market - Film TV ...". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
27. Haunted

External links

• Inbetweens Records
• Astrid Young's Official Website