Wednesday 10/03/2010

Carlene Carter plus support from Willie & Tabs MacAskill Ironworks Doors: 19:30 Ticket Price: £18.00 Carlene Carter has always straddled the line between country and rock. Daughter of the legendary June Carter Cash and Country Music Hall of Famer Carl Smith, and step-daughter of the enduring Johnny Cash, she is heir to one of the richest musical legacies of all time. Long known as a Nashville 'wild child', the young Carlene Carter embarked on a series of ricochet romances, musical experiments, and headline-grabbing escapades that made her one of the most colourful characters in the country-rock pantheon. A stint in London resulted in marriage to rock star Nick Lowe and to her acclaimed 1980 album Musical Shapes, forerunner of a sound Nashville would come to embrace in the 1990s. When her 'party girl' era ended, Carlene joined her mother and aunts as a member of the Carter family. Touring with the Johnny Cash Show, Carter embraced her country roots and began her own records again, this time on Music Row. In the 1990s she earned a Grammy Award nomination and sailed to the top of the country charts with such hits as "I Fell in Love," "Come on Back" and "Every Little Thing." Carter's long-awaited current release, Stronger, represents a mature melding of influences. Her witty personality, ready smile and country-hip manner continue to charm rock and country audiences alike. Support for this night comes from Willie & Tabs MacAskill