Natalie Del Carmen: Berklee-Trained Singer-Songwriter | Musical Miles Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Natalie Del Carmen is a Los Angeles-raised singer-songwriter carving out a distinctive place in modern Americana, country and folk music. Her songs pair deeply personal, conversational storytelling with an acoustic, roots-driven sound that often feels far removed from the pavement and pop-radio landscape of Southern California where she grew up. Natalie's musical journey took a major step forward in 2019 when, at just 18, she moved across the country to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. She graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Music, majoring in Songwriting. Her Berklee record also lists her as a three-year graduate, summa cum laude, and a Dean's List student from 2019–2022. Berklee also proved important beyond the classroom. It was there that Natalie connected with the musicians behind Brunjo, who became some of her earliest collaborators. That relationship began around 2020 and has continued through multiple singles and both of her full-length albums. Her debut full-length album, Bloodline, arrived in 2023 and introduced listeners to a songwriter with a strong appreciation for melody, storytelling and American roots music. Her influences include artists such as Brandi Carlile, Gregory Alan Isakov and Izaak Opatz, while Natalie's own music increasingly blends traditional country and Americana sensibilities with the perspective of a young songwriter navigating modern life. In January 2026, Natalie released her sophomore album, Pastures, a nine-song project that represents an even more focused step into Americana and roots music. The record features acoustic instrumentation including fiddle, mandolin, organ, acoustic guitar—and even a 1930s banjo inherited from her grandfather. The songs explore friendships, relationships, expectations, adulthood and the pressure of trying to determine where life is supposed to lead. Natalie describes her approach as music rooted in storytelling, and that comes through in songs such as “Plans Upon Plans,” “Leanne,” “Los Angeles,” “El Cortez” and “Pressure in the Pastures.” She has also performed at notable songwriter venues including Nashville's Bluebird Café, The Basement and 3rd & Lindsley, while continuing to perform within the Los Angeles singer-songwriter community. What makes Natalie Del Carmen particularly compelling is the contrast at the heart of her music: a young Los Angeles songwriter creating timeless-sounding American roots music while telling stories very much grounded in her own generation. She respects the traditions of country, folk and Americana without simply trying to recreate the past. On this episode of the Musical Miles Podcast, Natalie sits down with Byron Duffin to talk about her journey from Los Angeles to Berklee, developing her voice as a songwriter, the relationships that shaped her music, the making of Bloodline and Pastures, and where the road takes her next. Natalie Del Carmen represents a new generation of Americana storytellers—proving that the future of roots music can honor where the music came from while still telling entirely new stories. More About Natalie Del Carmen: Website: https://share.google/7DzwrYGcG0sk4kJsq Instagram: https://share.google/BkBuy6e988mlxkde6 Facebook: https://share.google/JuIED2zWQ4bq3uxZ9 Spotify: https://share.google/PrAbifeibrxzoGLF9 🎵 In This Episode: • Natalie Del Carmen interview • Americana / Folk Music • Grand Mesa Songwriter Festival • Songwriter MORE ABOUT MUSICAL MILES PODCAST: Website: https://share.google/njnmmglKCpu8nX7jn Instagram: https://share.google/PvAJe1qGxIKhYSVZ7 Facebook: https://share.google/OcbFlCHb3fSntAVhX TikTok: https://share.google/ikD2YSj8qEMv3ROY2 Spotify: https://share.google/ooaz1mIUqHoM9CW9z YouTube: https://share.google/7xka