Trina Hamlin is an American folk-rock singer-songwriter from

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. She studied at the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cou ...

, majoring in professional music, after which she moved to New York City and began performing with the band Blue Leaves. She has performed with

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and Marilyn D'Amato as the

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and as The Hamiltons, and also as a solo artist.

Background

Hamlin earned a degree in professional music from

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in Boston and graduated to the club scene in New York City with the band Blue Leaves. She has gone on to write and co produce six albums of her own. Hamlin was chosen as one of the "most wanted new artists" at the

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and has performed at the

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in the company of

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and the

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. She has performed on ''

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'', has had her music chosen as a backdrop for the

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television movie ''Friend's at Last'' as well as

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series, ''

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''. Her songs have also been featured on Bravo's ''Tale Light's'', Lifetime's ''The Things We Do for Love'',

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's ''

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'', as well as

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's ''Beautiful People''. In addition, Hamlin has performed concerts with

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and

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. She is often noted as the best harmonica player of all time. Throughout 2011, she has toured extensively with celebrated New Folk artist

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, primarily as a highly diversified percussionist, as well as contributing solo and backing vocals and harmonica.""

Side projects

*The Hamiltons *AGC (Acoustic Girls Circle)

Discography

* ''Living On Love'' (2007) * ''One Nightstand – Seattle'' – Live (2008) * ''Mpress Records New Arrivals Vol. 2 – Compilation'' (2007) * ''Foundation'' (2002) * ''Living Room'' (1999) * ''Ovarian Cancer Research Fund – Compilation'' (1999) * ''Alone'' (1998)

References

External links

Official Web Site
Living people American women singers Songwriters from Minnesota Berklee College of Music alumni American folk musicians American women guitarists Musicians from Minneapolis Year of birth missing (living people) Singers from Minnesota Guitarists from Minnesota 21st-century American women {{singer-songwriter-stub