Dorothy Carter

STUNNNNNING re-issue of American psaltry master and folk troubadour Dorothy Carter’s little-known 1978 masterpiece ‘Waillee Waillee’, a joint release between Palto Flats & Putojefe Records. A Laraaji and Neubauten collaborator who set a new standard at the intersection of medieval music and psych folk, Dorothy Carter infused her research into Celtic and Appalachian traditions with a giddy, almost subversive forward motion, reaching ethereal heights that are a total revelation to hear almost 50 years later, like some lost recording of Michael O’Shea, Karen Dalton and Laraaji in session.

‘Waillee Waillee’ was issued as a private press in 1978 on Carter’s own Celeste imprint and saw her expand on ideas she developed as a member of Bob Rutman’s avant-garde troupe Central Maine Power Music Company. His influence looms over ‘Waillee Waillee’ too, his home made instruments, including a steel cello and a bow chime, feature predominantly throughout.