Melissa Carper

Melissa Carper

I don’t think you can get this sound unless it’s borned in ya,” said bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, when asked about what he called “old-time mountain music.” When Melissa Carper heard those words, something jumped inside her. While staying in the country with a friend, she found an old DVD of Down From the Mountain, the documentary and concert film of the “O, Brother Where Art Thou'' soundtrack that featured this particular Stanley interview. She immediately jotted down “borned in ya” on a piece of paper. “I knew I had to write that song,” she recalls.

In the Spring of 2023, Carper went back to East Nashville’s analog wonderland, The Bomb Shelter, and enlisted the help of her trusted co-producers – Dennis Crouch and Andrija Tokic. “Borned In Ya” would become the title track of the new album, out July 19th via Mae Music/Thirty Tigers.

The old-time jazz and vintage R&B sounds of her previous releases are back in full force. Perhaps the least ‘country’ of her albums, the country roots are still felt as you can never remove the ‘hillbilly’ from Carper’s sound. The new album sees Carper exploring a more subtle and expert crossing of these genres and with a matured lyrical depth. In addition to co-producer and bassist Crouch (Johnny Cash, Gregg Allman, Alison Krauss, Robert Plant), the album features a cast of top-flight musicians like Chris Scruggs, Jeff Taylor, Billy Contreras, Rory Hoffman, Doug Corcoran (JD McPherson), Kyshona Armstrong, Nickie Conley, Maureen Murphy, and Jenn Miori Hodges.

Carper is eager for the release of Borned In Ya, and hopes it will resonate with fans of her earlier work while establishing an artistic step forward. “People call me retro or throwback, and I’ve been OK with that,” she says. “But, I feel like I’m still creating something new. I’m taking styles and blending things in a way that maybe hasn’t been done before. And, in the process, I’m evolving in my own way.”

Doors 6:00pm | Show 7:00-10:00pm

Fry Family Farm will serve Wine & Beer | Veggie/GF food option available.

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