What folks are saying about her newest album, Calling Me Home
(Copper Creek CCCD 0225).
”One of the best voices in contemporary old-time music…This is thereal stuff.”— No Depression, Nov-Dec. 2004
“Gerrard, a pioneer for women in bluegrass and old-time music, firmly
establishes her place within ghe glorious country music tradition ofsad love ballads, a living link between today’s music and its roots.. . .
[The backup musicians give] Gerrard the freedom to explore theemotional depths of each song. That may prove too real for those
who prefer Britney Spears.”—Independent Nov. 4, 2004“…a beautiful collection of old-time music.”—Bluegrass Unlimited
Nov. 2004“One of traditional music’s finest performers. . . gifted with a rich,pleasing, contralto, but it is what she does with it that takes her music
into the realm of the extraordinary.”—Old-Time Herald, Spring, 2005
“Exquisite singing…ability to weave her heartstrings around songs.”—
Sing Out, Spring 2005
“A masterpiece of songwriting, arranging, singing and performing….
Vocally, Gerrard is at her best, confident, nuanced, focused. Her
haunting presentation of “Girl of constant Sorrow” is one of the mostperfect recordings of an old-timey song ever made… Gerrard doesn’t
simply interpret the song; she lives in it. “—Raleigh News & Observer,May, 2004

Alice Gerrard
Simply put, Alice Gerrard is a talent of legendary status. In a career
spanning some 40 years, she has known, learned from, and performed
with many of the old-time and bluegrass greats and has in turn earned
worldwide respect for her own important contributions to the music.

Alice is particularly known for her groundbreaking collaboration withAppalachian singer Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s. The duo
produced four classic LPs (recently reissued by Rounder on CD) andinfluenced scores of young women singers — even The Judds
acknowledge Hazel and Alice as an important early inspiration.
Alice’s two solo albums, Pieces of My Heart, and Calling Me Home werereleased on the Copper Creek label in 1995 and 2004, respectively, tocritical acclaim in Billboard, Bluegrass Unlimited, New Country, andother publications. These superb recordings showcase Alice’s manytalents: her compelling, eclectic songwriting; her powerful, hard-edgedvocals; and her instrumental mastery on rhythm guitar, banjo, and old-time
fiddle.
As a musician, Alice has appeared on more than 20 recordings, including
projects with many traditional musicians such as Tommy Jarrell, Enoch
Rutherford, Otis Burris, and Matokie Slaughter; as an expert with indepth knowledge of mountain music, she has produced or written liner
notes for a dozen more. She also co-produced and appeared in two
documentary films.
A tireless advocate of traditional music, Alice has won numerous honors,
including an International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)
Distinguished Achievement Award, a Virginia Arts Commission Award,
the North Carolina Folklore Society’s Tommy Jarrell Award, and an
Indy Award.
In 1987 Alice founded the Old-Time Herald and the Old-Time Music
Group, a non-profit organization that oversees publication of The OldTime Herald. Alice served as editor-in-chief of The Old-Time Herald from1987 till 2003.
Alice performs and tours regularly with Tom Sauber and Brad Leftwich asTom, Brad & Alice. When she can, she performs with the Herald Angels
and the Harmony Sisters, and very occasionally with Hazel Dickens. Alongwith Mark Weems, she has recently formed the Weems Gerrard Band, alocal band which specializes in country/honky tonk and original material.