“…the touching vocals of songwriter Carmen Phelan wash over you hauntingly amidst a sea of rich, warm Americana melodies, deftly arranged by producer Adam Morley” Record Of The Day
Based in London with roots in the west coast of Ireland and the US, Misty River combines harmonic vocals intertwined with dobro, fiddle and electric guitar alongside song-writing rooted in classic Alt-Country, Roots and Blues.
“There seems to be a real movement towards this authentic, old-fashioned, traditional bedrock of music amongst artists and Misty River are part of that now,” comments Baylen Leonard, Country & Americana DJ on Radio 2/BBC Radio London/Country Hits and curator of The Long Road Festival. “There’s a huge community around Americana, Country and Roots music and though the music that Misty River makes can sit in other genres, it sits comfortably in all those places as well. I absolutely love Iris Dement and there is something, I think, in Carmen's voice that's a bit Iris Dement.”