I challenged myself to carry on the style of guitar that my grandmother did: the Carter scratch.

Basically, I grew up watching Carter girls on stage, watching my grandmother, my mom and my aunts perform. They used to say, 'Okay, Carter girls, you're on!'

I'm really about my family and really proud of being a Carter.

I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'

I've always had wanderlust to try and do different things, but I always return to the music of the Carter family.

I moved back to Tennessee in '86 or '87. That's when I worked with the Carter Family because I really wanted to understand my roots.