CR&TSL Showcasing at FARM 2018

We honored to announce that Cari Ray & The Shaky Legs has been selected for an official showcase a the Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Conference and will be heading to Grand Rapids, MI in October. The FARM conference is one of five regional conferences endorsed by Folk Alliance International.

CR&TSL Showcasing at SWRFA 2018

We are proud to announce that Cari Ray & The Shaky Legs has been selected for an official showcase a the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference and will be heading to Austin, TX in September. The SWRFA conference is one of five regional conferences endorsed by Folk Alliance International

Blues Magazine (Netherlands) Reviews B&BA

By Fons Delemarre of BLUES MAGAZINE
Cari Ray & The Shaky Legs have made a new album: ‘Bad & Better Angels’. Looking for info about the unknown Cari Ray I found comparisons with musicians like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, The White Stripes, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and George Jones.

Listening to her new album, I have to conclude that – however improbable it sounds at such a list – those references are correct. In her music you can hear acoustic blues, folk, ragtime and ‘old-time country’ sounding well together. Continue reading →

The Making of “Bad & Better Angels”

Looks like a heavy-duty planning session. That guy on the right is Jake Belser, owner of Primary Sounds Studios. It was a rare treat to actually have him at the board.

Cari sat down recently to talk a little about the making of “Bad & Better Angels.” This record is decidedly raw and stripped down when compared to her earlier recordings. “I felt like this book of songs was the most exposed, intimate set I had ever put together, and I wanted there to be as little as possible between the listener and the vocal delivery of melody and lyric. These songs are not Continue reading →