Biography

Carmenne Chiasson is a French Canadian singer-songwriter from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She was raised in Margaree, with 3 sisters and 4 brothers and she reports they had no running hot water and you could see your breath 5 feet from the old wood stove! Her family moved to her mother’s Acadian village in Clare, Nova Scotia when she was 15 and she attended Clare District high school. She also completed an undergraduate degree at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She currently lives on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. Carmenne’s first album, “Apple Pie” a folk album, was released in Nova Scotia in May, 2012 at the Seadog Saloon in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. “Can’t Stop Smilin”, her second album (pop music), was released on Aug 3rd, 2013 in Comeauville, Nova Scotia (available on itunes). Both albums were produced by Alex Buchanan at Harbourtone Studio in Shelburne. Carmenne’s first YouTube video is at “You Make Me Dizzy When You Kiss Me” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAJ4Ng9D6xE). Her songs are being played on FM radio and online radio stations worldwide! Songs from the “Can’t stop Smilin” album are available Amazon.com, CDBaby, and itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/.../id689037379?. under Carmenne.