![]() ![]() “I wrote the title track driving back home to Texas, and it felt like the seeds of the next album were planted. “I had a handful of songs about rambling around and living a free life that I wanted to weave through the album,” Carper recalls. The simpler life afforded Carper the space and rejuvenation needed to channel her muse, and begin writing for her next album. In 2020, grappling with the loss of regular gigs, Carper and Patek moved to a friend’s farm near Austin, working in exchange for housing, organic vegetables, and fresh, country air. Carper stands firmly on the shoulders of American ramblers, crooners, and songsters - the building blocks of her musical foundation. She also discovered Lead Belly, uncovering a deep well within when singing his songs. When Carper’s father gifted her a collection of Jimmie Rodgers’ recordings, she began to find her voice and calling as a songwriter.Ĭarper attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on a music scholarship, and spent much of her time in the music library, instinctively drawn to the great jazz classics and jazz vocalists such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole. Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, and more became the soundtrack of her youth. Her love of country classics was cultivated as she laid beneath the console listening to her parents’ record collection. Paul & The Broken Bones, Hurray For The Riff Raff) and Dennis Crouch (The Time Jumpers) behind the boards again at Tokic’s analog paradise The Bomb Shelter in Nashville, Carper assembled that same crew of magical music makers - plus a few more - to embark on her newest effort, Ramblin’ Soul, set for release November 18th via Thirty Tigers.Ĭarper’s deep, old-timey music roots were firmly planted as a child, playing upright bass and singing in her family’s traveling country band in rural Nebraska. The Alchemy Project Īfter the success of her critically-acclaimed 2021 release Daddy’ s Country Gold, Melissa Carper, dubbed “HillBillie Holiday” by friend and collaborator Chris Scruggs, was eager to get back in the studio. Spirit World Field Guide (Instrumental Version) How Could Hell Be Any Worse?: 40th Anniversary Ĭhanges ![]() Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By (Instrumental Version) Use Your Illusion I & II: Remastered īlood Harmony īlack Radio: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition īutcher Brown Presents Triple Trey featuring Tennishu and R4ND4ZZO BIGB4ND īack In Your Life PREORDER Dayglow - People in Motion plus Catalog Vinylįaith In The Future.Nathaniel Merriweather Presents.Lovage. ![]()
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