American veteran singer / songwriter has a good nose for young, female talent. After singer / violinist , Canadian Kendel Carson is now making his debut on his label . Carson has been playing the violin from an early age and started playing in bluegrass bands such as The Paperboys and Outlaw Social around the age of twelve. Carson met Rodriguez and Taylor at a violin workshop at a Canadian folk
… festival and the rest is history. Producer Taylor gave Rearview Mirror Tears a loose and natural sound. Warm-blooded, righteous bluegrass songs like I Like Trucks and I Certainly Know Why have a small but emphatically participating audience, as if Carson were playing live in a cozy country & western club. In more intimate, personal songs, Carson's voice takes on a warm timbre, reminiscent of . Carson has undisputed talent, but on this debut she still seems to have doubts whether she is an uncomplicated 'truck-loving' country girl or a more modest singer / songwriter. (MR)more
