Biography Carleton Stone

Carleton Stone (born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, in 1985 or 1986) is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. After recording three albums as a solo artist, Stone joined forces in 2015 with musicians Dylan Guthro and Breagh Mackinnon to form folk-pop band Port Cities before returning to solo releases.

Born into a musical family, Stone began his professional musical life fronting a band, and self-produced the group's debut album, entitled Carleton Stone Drives the Big Wheel, released in 2009. In 2011, he became a solo artist, releasing the eponymous "Carleton Stone" (produced by Hawksley Workman).

Stone's 2014 album, Draws Blood, was co-produced by Jason Collett, of Broken Social Scene, and Howie Beck. It was dedicated to his friend and mentor Jay Smith, a well-known Canadian musician, who took his own life in 2013 after struggling with addiction and depression.

In 2015, Stone joined forces with musicians Dylan Guthro and Breagh Mackinnon to form folk-pop band Port Cities.

In 2022, Stone began releasing singles from his solo album, "Papercut".

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