Carlene Carter Takes 'Carter Girl' on the Road

Carlene Carter is the daughter of Carl Smith and June Carter Cash, the step-daughter of Johnny Cash and the granddaughter of Maybelle Carter, so to say that she was born into country music royalty would be an accurate statement. Her first album, a self-titled project recorded with the Brit-rockers, The Rumour, released in 1978. It surprised many because it blended country with rock and punk. Rolling Stone even said that there was "hardly a trace of what most would take as her 'roots.'"

Over the next 30 years, 9 albums and one best of collection came from Carlene's camp, with the last release gracing the store shelves in 2008. This past April, Carter truly went back to her roots with the release of Carter Girl. The majority of the 12 tracks are songs she went into the family vault to retrieve and while they are all old, they are not dated at all. She told the Chicago Sun-Times that picking out which 12 songs she would record was a fun but long task. "It was quite a feat. It took me years to narrow it down to these twelve ones that made it to the record. I had tons of lists. Because they are so timeless. They still relate in a very positive way to what’s going on in the world."

Fans can hear Carlene performing the new music at 26 shows over the next three months.

Carlene Carter Concert Dates:

August 28 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
August 29 - Earlville, NY - Earlville Opera House
August 30 - Beacon, NY - Town Crier Cafe
August 31 - South Yarmouth, MA - Cultural Center of Cape Cod
September 13 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Ampitheatre (Farm Aid 2014)
September 18 - Nashville, TN - The Listening Room Cafe (Americana Music Festival)
September 19 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
September 20 - Indianapolis, IN - The Hi-Fi
September 21 - St. Louis, MO - Wood House Concerts
September 27 - Napa, CA - City Winery Napa
September 28 - Santa Cruz, CA - Kuumbwa Jazz Center
October 4 - San Francisco, CA - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
October 9 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Caffe Lena
October 10 - Portsmouth, NH - the Loft at the Music Hall
October 11 - Natick, MA - Natick Center for the Arts
October 12 - Norfolk, CT - Infinity Music Hall & Bistro
October 15 - New York, NY - The Cutting Room
October 16 - Ardmore, PA - The Ardmore Music Hall
October 17 - Whippany, NJ - Ukranian American Cultural Center of NJ
October 19 - New Hope, PA - New Hope Winery
November 6 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
November 7 - Hillsboro, OR - Walters Cultural Arts Center
November 8 - Ashland, OR - Southern Oregon University
November 20 - Lexington, KY - Natasha's Bistro & Bar
November 21 - Newport, KY - The Southgate House Revival
November 22 - Pomeroy, OH - Fur Peace Ranch