“Carper sounds so natural in each sonic corner of ‘Borned in Ya’ that trying to assign it a genre is a fool’s errand.” That’s No Depression’s take on the new solo album from Arkansas-connected crooner Melissa Carper, which came out today. It’s a sentiment that’s hard to disagree with.
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Melissa Carper shares first cut from new album ‘Borned In Ya’
“Lucky Five,” the first single from Carper’s forthcoming LP, is spry and approachably jazzy, splattered with muted trumpet and old-fashioned strings.
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Melissa Carper announces new trio, the Wonder Women of Country
Arkansas-connected musician Melissa Carper has announced yet another project: the Wonder Women of Country, a trio she’s formed with singer-songwriters Brennen Leigh and Kelly Willis.
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Melissa Carper at White Water Tavern
Carper’s is real-deal country music, the kind that dabbles freely in blues and jazz and swing, funneling every ounce of charm and honeysuckle that Carper lends to her ensemble work.
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival in D.C. will spotlight Ozarks region
Starting tomorrow, “The Ozarks: Faces and Facets of a Region” runs from June 29 to July 4 and July 6 to July 9 at the National Mall in Washington D.C.
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FreshGrass Festival returns to Bentonville next weekend
The list of headliners promises a master class in how ideas around country and traditional music forms are being reconsidered and revived, with sets from Mavis Staples, Del McCoury, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Ferrell and more.
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Listen Up: 10 noteworthy tracks by Arkansas musicians from 2022
Arkansans made some incredible music in 2022. Our favorite tracks came from Willi Carlisle, Banzai Florist, Modeling, Kyle Mays, Melissa Carper, Kin & Company, Joshua Asante, Como Sasaki, PETT and Zilla.
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Melissa Carper at White Water Tavern Friday
Counting the minutes ’til the forthcoming full-length “Ramblin’ Soul” offers up an Odetta cover and a charming stay-at-home tune titled “Boxers on Backwards.” If the future of country is queer, can we go ahead and crown Carper monarch already?
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Speaking of Melissa Carper, check out this scene from ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’
Melissa Carper’s “Makin’ Memories” on the USS Enterprise = match made in heaven. Or, outer space.
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Hot damn, Melissa Carper has done it again
New music from Melissa Carper on the way.