Melissa Carper in Newport

Melissa Carper is an American singer-songwriter and upright bassist raised in Nebraska. She plays traditional country, western swing and old-time jazz, and is known for the solo albums Daddy’s Country Gold, Ramblin’ Soul and Borned in Ya. Before Daddy’s Country Gold, she performed around Austin with the Carper Family and also played in the Arkansas group Sad Daddy. She later toured her solo records through clubs, theatres and festivals in the United States and Britain, singing lead and playing upright bass with her band, and has performed at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.