"Hillbillie Holiday" Melissa Carper w/ Dirty Laundry @ The Nevada Theatre

401 Broad Street,Nevada City CA 95959

23 January, 2023

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"Not unlike Loretta Lynn, Melissa Carper is giving us scenes and stories and vignettes that kind of play out between home and the honky-tonk" - NPRAbout Melissa CarperDubbed “HillBillie Holiday” by friend and collaborator Chris Scruggs, Carper stands firmly on the shoulders of American ramblers, crooners, and songsters. The building blocks of her musical foundation were firmly planted as a child, playing upright bass and singing in her family’s traveling country band in rural Nebraska. Her love of country classics was also cultivated as a child listening to her parents’ record collection. Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, and more became the soundtrack of her youth. Her newest album “Ramblin' Soul” features a co-write with life long ramblin' buddy and bandmate Gina Gallina, a song penned by friend and frequent collaborator Brennen Leigh; a reimagined classic from folk pioneer Odetta; and ten Carper originals. The album ventures into blues, early rock and roll, and old school soul, along with Carper's signature styles of country, western swing, and jazz. “It’s a tricky thing that Carper has done. She clearly revels in recreating the music of her heroes, carefully preserving the sense of romantic and immediacy of the old classics. Yet by bringing her own experiences into the canon, she is unearthing a history that includes so many more of us, finally allowed to speak out through memories forgotten due to silence and taboo.” — No Depression The album follows her critically acclaimed 2021 release Daddy’s Country Gold. The newly released album landed at #23 on Rolling Stone’s list of the best Country and Americana records of 2022 and is currently sitting at #5 on the Americana Music Association’s Albums Chart (week of 12/13/22). About Hatfly Productions Hatfly Productions is committed to presenting outstanding artists in country and American roots music. We do this with care by providing intimate opportunities to experience live music; paying musicians and supporting arts professionals a fair wage; keeping ticket prices affordable for the community; and collaborating with local nonprofits where possible to share a percentage of proceeds.