Ivy: We had some great friends up in Mt. Airy who have a great radio station, WPAQ. We were in the station one day chattin’ with them and they say, “We have this song you guys need to hear and it’s called, ‘Pretty Little Raindrops’ and it’s from the last Carter Family recording in the original building that they did the 27 recordings in.” I thought I knew all the Carter Family Songs and I never heard this song before! David: Evidently not many other people have heard it either. Ivy: Yeah, I don’t know anybody else. We haven’t run across anybody else who’s said, “Oh yeah I know that song,” so we put it on there. And I really like it.
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South Carolina must be a bit of a change of pace for you, how do you feel about the Elliotborough neighborhood where you work and reside? Grace: I’m quite new. I’m from Montgomery, Alabama where they’re trying to have an arts community. Coming to Charleston changed my life. It’s cool to come into a city where there’s so much going on arts-wise. We’re always playing jobs around here. We just played on Halloween for Elliotborough parade. To be a part of this community, meet other artists and musicians that are doing the same thing and other people that are leaders in this community. It’s really cool that this exists.
Ivy: I feel just like Grace does. There’s a good vibe and something really neat is happening here that I feel like we’re getting to be a real part of. There’s definitely a sense of a true arts community being formed. I think that’s a great thing. Elliotborough is lucky to have you and South Carolina is fortunate to have you represent them with your infectious tunes. -BF