Carlene Carter To Play Darina Allen’s Ballymaloe Grainstore

Carlene Carter is set for a string of Irish dates. The Grammy nominated singer-songwriter is the daughter of country music legends June Carter and Carl Smith, stepdaughter of Johnny Cash, and granddaughter of "Mother" Maybelle Carter of the original Carter Family – who are among the most revered influences in bluegrass and country music history.

Carlene plays Whelan’s in Dublin on Tuesday June 14th; Ballymaloe Grainstore, in Shanagerry, Co. Cork on Wednesday June 15; and Glór in Ennis on Thursday, June 16th.
Carlene's career started in the late 1970s when she travelled to England to record her acclaimed debut album (with Graham Parker and the Rumour), and the marvellous Musical Shapes (with Nick Lowe and Rockpile). She co-wrote hit songs for Emmylou Harris ('Easy From Now On') and The Doobie Brothers ('One Step Closer'), shared the Top 40 Pop duet 'I Couldn't Say No' with Robert Ellis Orrall, then "came home to country" in the 1990s with hits like 'I Fell in Love’, 'Come On Back’, 'Every Little Thing', and her own TV shows on VH1 and TNN.
Following her 2008 Stronger CD (which songwriting great Elvis Costello called "astounding"), Carlene Carter returned in 2014 with Carter Girl, a tribute to the timeless music of her historic family that critics hailed as "a triumph.
Carter recently supported John Mellencamp on his 80-date Plain Spoken tour. Her Irish dates are:

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
Whelan's - 8:00 pm doors
25 Wexford St
Dublin

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
Ballymaloe Grainstore - 8:00 pm
Shanagarry
County Cork

Thursday, June 16th, 2016
Glór Theatre - 8:00 pm
Ennis, Co. Clare