The Road to Roosky
Brothers Tim and Danny Carter are scions of the Carter Family legacy. Born and raised in High Point, North Carolina, their take on bluegrass music is equal parts raucous and reverential. In the many years that they have been performing together since boyhood they have developed the tight brother harmonies that distinguish the best brother duos as well as the instrumental prowess that bluegrass demands of its practitioners. Their music is rooted in tradition but pushes the envelope at the same time, making them popular with fans of all kinds of American roots-based music.On ROAD TO ROOSKY, their first release with the Nashville-based roots music company Compass Records, the brothers deliver a multi-faced set of tunes that pay homage to their tradition as well as showcasing the musically adventurous side of their music. The album opens with the lively “Woman at the Well,” featuring Sam Bush on slide mandolin, and segways seamlessly into the title track, “Road to Roosky,” named for a quai