Astrid Young
Birth nameVendela Astrid Paterson Young
Born (1962-08-16) August 16, 1962 (age 61)
OriginToronto, Ontario Canada
GenresRock (classic rock, glam rock), heavy metal, psychedelic acid folk
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, bass guitar, guitar
Years active1984–present
LabelsInbetweens, Tangerine, WOTG
Spouse(s)Ray Farrugia[1]
Websitewww.astridyoung.net

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]

Discography

Year Artist Title Record Label Nature of Appearance
1984 Ohm and the Secret Sources Exit from a Dream Ohm Records Bass & Background Vocals[11]
1986 Sacred Child Sacred Child Target Records Lead Vocals[11]
1989 Sacred Child Sacred Child (re-release) CBS/Black Dragon Lead Vocals[11]
1994 Blackthorne Afterlife CMC International Background Vocals[11][16]
1992 Neil Young Harvest Moon Reprise Records Background Vocals[7][11]
1993 Ben Keith Seven Gates Reprise Records Background Vocals[11]
1993 Dramarama Hi-Fi Sci-Fi Chameleon Background Vocals[17]
1993 Neil Young Unplugged Reprise Records Background Vocals[7][11]
1993 Neil Young Event of the Season n/a (bootleg) Background Vocals[7][11]
1995 Astrid Young Brainflower Independent Lead Vocals, Keyboards[11]
1995 Nancy Wilson Live at McCabe's Epic Records Background Vocals[citation needed]
1996 Scott Joss Souvenirs Little Dog Records Background Vocals[11]
1997 Shrubbers National Boulevard Independent Background Vocals[18]
1997 Sacred Child Sacred Child Must Have Records Lead Vocals[19]
2000 Neil Young Road Rock Vol. 1 Reprise Records Background Vocals[7][20]
2002 iST Pokalolo Paniolo War of the Gargantuas/Inbetweens Lead Vocals & Bass[21]
2002 Neil Young Are You Passionate? Reprise Records Background Vocals[7][22]
2002 Astrid Young Matinee Inbetweens Records Acoustic Guitar & Lead Vocals[11]
2003 Ad Vanderveen The Moment That Matters Blue Rose Background Vocals[23]
2003 Rebecca Trujillo Munda Munda Music Keyboards[11][24]
2003 Various Artists Spiders from Venus Skipping Discs performed a cover of David Bowie's song "Modern Love"[25]
2013 Lee Harvey Osmond The Folk Sinner Latent Recordings Vocals[26]
2014 Astrid Young One Night at Giant Rock War of the Gargantuas/W.O.T.G. Omnimedia solo album/vocals/bass/guitar/production

Videos

Other ventures

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

Since 2018 Young has work 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. ^ a b c d e f "Neil Young Discography". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  8. ^ "Neil Young: Road Rock, Vol. 1 lyrics". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  9. ^ "Rock On The Net: Neil Young". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  10. ^ "Harvest Moon by Neil Young". Retrieved July 7, 2007.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Astrid Young's Official Discography". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  12. ^ Young, Astrid (2008). Being Young. Toronto: Insomniac Press. ISBN 978-1897178454. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  13. ^ "Myxer – Astrid Young". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  14. ^ Treasure, Tristan (July 8, 2018). "Astrid Young (Board Member) -". Home -. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Three Somms & A Pomm". Watershed Magazine. September 21, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Kiss Related Recordings; Bruce Kulick ; Blackthorne – Afterlife 1993". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  17. ^ "FYE: Alternative Pop/Rock – Hi-Fi Sci-Fi Dramarama / CD / 1993". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  18. ^ "Shrubbers – National Boulevard – Story". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  19. ^ "Tracks Of Creation: Issue 2 Volume 2: Review of Sacred Child". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  20. ^ "popmatters.com: Neil Young, Friends & Relatives: Road Rock Volume 1". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  21. ^ "CD Baby: IST: Pokalolo Paniolo". Archived from the original on March 20, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  22. ^ Neil Young, Are You Passionate?, Reprise Records, 2002 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (reference in German)
  23. ^ The Moment That Matters, Blue Rose Records, 2003 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (reference in German)
  24. ^ "Rebecca Trujillo – Accomplices". Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  25. ^ "Skipping Discs / Releases / Spiders From Venus". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  26. ^ "The Folk Sinner". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  27. ^ "Neil Young & Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions (1995)". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  28. ^ Neil, Young. "MTV Unplugged (1993)". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  29. ^ "Neil Young: Friends and Relatives – Red Rocks Live (2000)". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  30. ^ "Haunted (C3 Inc.) – Film Sales Distributors Market – Film TV ..." Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  31. ^ Haunted

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