Recently featured on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, and NPR’s All Things Considered, Caroline Herring is on a roll.  Her recent album, Golden Apples of the Sun was selected as a “top ten” best folk album by the Boston Globe, and also earned a composition award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters.

Emboldened by the critical acclaim of her recent work, Herring continues to create what Vintage Guitar has called “musical tapestries full of dark landscapes, bittersweet images, and otherworldly moments.” As usual, Herring draws inspiration from a wide range of sources. From her 2001 debut Twilight and its immediate successor Wellspring (2003) to the widely acclaimed Lantana (2008), Herring’s music has been hailed for combining traditional sounds with striking, original observations into modern life and love. The Austin Chronicle proclaimed Lantana to be “the best modern Southern Gothic album since Lucinda Williams’ ‘Sweet Old World.’” On Golden Apples of the Sun, Herring stakes out new terrain, exchanging the country-influenced sound of her previous albums for a darker, hauntingly personal sound inspired by the iconic female folk singers and songwriters of the 1960s and 70s. “There’s no getting rid of my accent,” she says slyly, “but other than that, this is not a twangy record. It’s not roots-based.” The new record suggests that Herring has been as much influenced by classic songstresses such as Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins as by her native Southland.

For more information on this artist, visit http://www.carolineherring.com

Blair says:

I just got home from a most amazing evening with you.  And I couldn’t go to sleep without writing you and thanking you for this experience.  I had never been to Blue Rock before and I was not familiar with Caroline Herring.  But thanks to my mom’s encouragement, we decided to “give it a try”.  And man, oh, man!!!  Am I ever glad we did!

What an awesome space you have created and what a gift you provide us by allowing us into your home to share the blessing of music.  I felt like I was in heaven, listening to an angel sing to me personally.  I cannot remember ever experiencing anything as lovely as tonight.  Thank you.

And holy cow!!!  How in the world do I adequately express my gratitude for introducing me to the heart-opening, soul-soothing music of Caroline Herring.  I think I cried thru most of the evening, so happy to be in the presence of one so gifted.

Oh, and finally.  The two young men that were helping with the parking were so gracious and friendly and thoughtful.  They went out of their way to speak to us and we all felt very taken care of by them.

Thank you very, very much!
BBK