Cash house records releases the Carter family III Past and Present

By  Jeffrey Jolson and Eve Schwartz

NASHVILLE, TN (Hollywood Today) 9/7/10 — The Carter Family III carries on the tradition of the John Carter Cash, June Carter, Dale Jett and Johnny Cash.

Cash has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

Undeniably, one of America’s greatest areas of music heritage is a small quadrant of Southwest Virginia near Kingsport mountain, TN.  From here, at the foot of the great Clinch Mountain in Maces Springs, came the original Carter Family.

John Carter Cash the only son of Johnny Cash, and June Carter Cash has produced his mother June Carter Cash’s CD, Press On, which won a Grammy in 1999. After this he went on to work under Rick Rubin as Associate Producer on his father Johnny Cash’s Grammy winning records American III: Solitary Man and American. Maybelle Carter’s grandson John Carter Cash, more often a music producer than performer, likewise clings tightly to family tradition.  His style, uniquely his own, remains deeply rooted in his family’s music.

A.P. Carter and Sarah Carter’s grandson Dale Jett has been making music his whole life long.  His voice echoes with the same timber and quality of his grandparents, true and strong.  Dale’s Autoharp rings with a beauty and clarity that echoes with the tone his grandmother Sarah made with hers. Now Dale and John Carter join with John Carter’s wife Laura Cash to form the Carter Family III, the third generation of the Carter Family.  Laura is a champion fiddler and accomplished singer, her heart tightly connected to the music of the Original Carter Family.
Past and Present, the new CD, is a collection of songs from the heart.  There is new music within, composed by Dale and John Carter, as well as some songs from the family catalog, and others chosen for the project because of strong heart’s connection and meaning.
Come join and listen to the sounds of the Carter Family III. A unique sound? Most certainly. But forever connected with the bonds of love both to the Appalachian music of the Carter Family and to the roots of our heritage.
IV: The Man Comes Around, the latter receiving three CMA awards. In all he was a producer on five Grammy wining albums, and has worked with artist including, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews, Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Costello. John Carter Cash owns and operates the Cash Cabin Studio near Nashville,
Tennessee.

Something either very new or very old, depending on how you count things: Past & Present, a new collaboration between some Carter/Cash Family heirs performing under the name The Carter Family III. We featured John Carter Cash’s more experimental work last year, but the addition of A.P. and Sarah Carter’s grandson Dale Jett on autoharp and vox and John’s wife Laura on fiddle and vocals makes for something both definitively new and eminently traditional here, with a particularly Appalachian sound and sentiment that translates over effectively to the spate of originals paired alongside the family tree songbook. The album drops this Tuesday on in-house label Cash House Records, but it sure sounds timeless to me.

Registrants at this coming week’s 11th annual Americana Music Festival in Nashville will be treated to a live sneak preview of The Family Secret, John Carter Cash’s forthcoming album   The album, from Cash House Records, reflects a broad diversity of styles and will be released digitally and on disc September 21. At his Americana Fest performance, Cash will be backed by Jamie Hartford (guitar), Charlie Chadwick (bass),  Rick Lonow (drums) along with the Daeger Brothers, George and Dave, a/k/a The Early Evening.  Cash and company will perform songs from the new album at a special showcase at The Rutledge, set to start at 10 PM on Saturday night, September 11.  It is expected that some special guests will be on hand so do what you can to get there next Saturday if you’re going to be in Nashville.