Down South is an apt title for Cary Fridley’s second solo CD release, as her singing evokes centuries of Southern voices from Memphis Minnie to Maybelle Carter. Her new band combines the honesty of folk music with the country groove of Asheville, breathing new life into classic country and blues with drums, pedal steel, and electric bass. In the past 15 years, Cary has established herself as a straight ahead folk singer, influenced by her Virginia mountain childhood and years performing at bluegrass festivals with her previous band, The Freight Hoppers. Her natural affinity for folk music and her ability to reach the heart and soul of an audience is evidenced in her show and in her new CD, Down South.On the back of the CD jacket, Roy Andrade of the Reeltime Travelers folk circuit fame comments, “Several vital threads of the roots music tapestry have come together here in fine form on Cary Fridley's second solo effort. One of the most poignant traditional artists performing today, Cary moves seamlessly