When I Go
The most inventive, intoxicating, and consistently entertaining release of the year. Carter's lyrics are mesmerizing... his wit is razor-sharp... [He] has a gift for presenting simple characters and events cloaked in exquisite and imaginative metaphysical madness, amplified by Grammers harmonies and touching craftsmanship on the violin.    --Celtic & Folk CD Reviews"An impressive album by one of the most talented and acclaimed writers and performers in the Northwest and the nation.   --Victory ReviewA masterful blend of wit and sentiment. --Louisville Eccentric ObserverAs beautifully sparse, as masterfully unadorned as the curve of a Gothic arch. Carter's imagination is mythic and expansive...wed do well to savor the music.   --The OregonianCarter is a major lyrical talent. WHEN I GO [is] a candidate for discovery of the year.   --Los Angeles TimesDave Carter's songs dwell on a mystical terrain, but the songscape is purely Western, with a hint of ancient Greece, King Arthurs roundtable and Native American spiritual symbolism.... a surprising and promising collection of timeless folk songs.   --The Seattle RocketDownhome music never had it so mystical,  with Carter's crisp, stark and often metaphysical poetry lacing an odd hybrid of countrified folk, New Age and alternative. Carter's vocals and Grammers sweet, soaring violin weave intense and mesmerizing musical tales of yearning, trucks, Native American mythology and the great beyond. The album's gem, "Kate and the Ghost of Lost Love," lives somewhere between new folk and Bach, with a gorgeous, hair-raising vocal counterpoint at songs end which does nothing short of elevate the spirit.   --Eugene WeeklyGlorious. His weathered vocals...Grammers  sorrowful fiddle make WHEN I GO sound like it was written on Civil War parchment.   --Willamette WeekOne of the best of the year. Natural sound, great songs and extraordinary arrangements.   --KKUP Santa Clara