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Astrid Young

Astrid Young

Canadian musician (born 1962)


Vendela Astrid Young (born August 16, 1962[2][3]) is a Canadian musician. 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,[4][5] who bought her her first amplifier in the 1970s.[6] After a brief run with ‘80s Glam metal group Sacred Child, she went on to record backup vocals on several albums through most of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Her vocals appeared on Neil Young's albums Unplugged,[7] Road Rock Vol. 1[8] and the Grammy-nominated[9] Harvest Moon.[10] 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.[11] In addition to writing a Canadian bestselling book, Being Young,[12] Young has also co-written music with many fellow musicians, including Nancy Wilson, Lisa Dalbello and the late West Arkeen.[13] Young is also a certified sommelier publishing award winning wines lists.[14][15]

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Discography

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Videos

  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions (1995)[27]
  • Neil Young MTV Unplugged (1993)[28]
  • Neil Young: Friends and Relatives – Red Rocks Live (2000)[29]

Other ventures

She both wrote and starred in a movie titled Haunted.[30][31]

Since 2018 Young has worked as the director of wine at the award winning boutique luxury hotel Merrill house, located near her homestead in Picton Ontario.[15]


References

  1. Fewings, Josh (June 10, 2014). "Not just Neil Young's sister". kawarthaNOW. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. "Walk of Shame". Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007. – Photo labeled as "my birthday" by Astrid herself, timestamped
  3. "Astrid's Travel Blog". Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007. – Astrid's blog post mentioning her birthday
  4. "HyperRust: Who Is Astrid Young". Archived from the original on July 6, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  5. "Neil Young Recording In Nashville". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  6. Wheeler, Brad (August 18, 2005). "Passion for music bonds Astrid Young to her famous brother". The Globe And Mail.
  7. "Neil Young Discography". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  8. "Rock On The Net: Neil Young". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  9. "Astrid Young's Official Discography". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  10. Young, Astrid (2008). Being Young. Toronto: Insomniac Press. ISBN 978-1897178454. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  11. "Myxer – Astrid Young". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  12. Treasure, Tristan (July 8, 2018). "Astrid Young (Board Member) -". Home -. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  13. "Three Somms & A Pomm". Watershed Magazine. September 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  14. "FYE: Alternative Pop/Rock – Hi-Fi Sci-Fi Dramarama / CD / 1993". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  15. "CD Baby: IST: Pokalolo Paniolo". Archived from the original on March 20, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  16. The Moment That Matters, Blue Rose Records, 2003 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (reference in German)
  17. "Skipping Discs / Releases / Spiders From Venus". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  18. "The Folk Sinner". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  19. "Neil Young & Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions (1995)". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  20. Neil, Young. "MTV Unplugged (1993)". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  21. "Neil Young: Friends and Relatives – Red Rocks Live (2000)". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  22. "Haunted (C3 Inc.) – Film Sales Distributors Market – Film TV ..." Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.

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