Ramblin' soul

"While the publicity makes a lot of her Western Swing and Old time Country roots, it's her adoption of a wide range of American music styles that make this album worth spending time on. As she says in closing tune, 'Hanging on to You' "They don't make them like they used to" Thankfully Melissa Carper does".

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"Those unfamiliar with Carper's charming voice and low-key, charismatic approach should start here. But older fans will also embrace her relaxed, robust personality and the rambunctious ramblin' soul evident on her finest release yet".

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"Count this as a lucky ramble in Melissa Carper's beloved Dodge van (the subject of one of her 11 original songs) through the country music she inherited and grew up on and inhabits as naturally as her denims and vest. While showcasing her own creativity and good taste, Carper evokes numerous country idols, in the company of her slew of equally able and respectful instrumentalists. The first stop, the title-track, might have you in mind of Merle Haggard and his jaunty Bakersfield sound, were it not for Carper's insouciant girlish voice ... Her rib-tickling way with lyrics abounds on the quick-stepping 'Zen Buddha' and the Cajun-flavoured 'Boxers on Backwards'. Carper seems to enhance every part of country that she visits".