About Me
Talk about growing up in public. Over the past five years, the Peasall SistersSarah, 21; Hannah, 17 and Leah, 15; have earned GRAMMY and CMA Awards for their part in the blockbuster O Brother, Where Art Thou? movie and soundtrack, and performed at such esteemed venues as Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall with the acclaimed Down From the Mountain tour, in addition to the Grand Ole Opry.But even after all that time spent in the spotlight, the Peasalls are still all about family. They remain down-to-earth teenagers who live with their tight-knit family, including parents Michael and Sally and three younger siblings in White House, Tenn.That atmosphere of familial warmth permeates the sisters second album, Home to You, which features members of two other famous familiesproducer John Carter Cash and guitarist Randy Scruggsin crucial supporting roles. It really is a family record, says Sarah, a recent high-school graduate who is the threesomes mother hen. I think we all knew that, and wanted it to stay that way.Sure enough, if you ask the girls about their favorite music, these modern day Carter Sisters list a history of family groups spanning a century, from the Cox Family to the Carter Family to the Whites, Nickel Creek and the Dixie Chicksnot to mention the influence of their own multi-instrumentalist grandfather, Jimmy Brasher, author of Home to Yous The Old Church Yard.Recorded in the rustic comfort of Cash Cabin Studio outside Nashville, where John Carters father Johnny Cash recorded his final masterpieces, Home to You is suffused with the warmth, security, spirituality and easy access to history offered by the presence of close relations. In fact, another family tie led to John Carter Cashs participation: his wife, Laura, was Leahs fiddle teacher. One day while the other girls were waiting for their sisters lesson to end, John Carter asked if the group would sing a song to help test the home studio he was installing. He liked what he heard, and asked the Peasalls to back Emmylou Harris for a track (On the Sea of Galilee) on last years Carter Family tribute The Unbroken Circle.After so many years on tour and so many oppertunities to work with various stars, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Sarah, Hannah and Leah have aqquired the songwriting ability and maturity of artists far beyond their own ages, along with the musicianship of road-wise pickers. They keep their young, vibrant and contemporary spirits alive with their love for pop country music, all the while still giving a nod to their deep roots, keeping them firmly grounded in strong and committed family ethics, "blood harmony", sister's arguments and altogether "country-girl" up-bringing. Their sound and taste is maturing, as well, with Sarah married, Hannah graduating high-school and Leah driving (watch out!!), but their "Carter-family" values will never change... It's just a little bit of this and a little bit of that; Add it all together, and it sounds like home.Layout made by alvin_ward155 at CreateBlog.com .
