LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Laura Cantrell’s 2000 debut album, Not The Tremblin’ Kind, brought the Nashville-born, New York City-based performer & radio personality the type of praise for her own music that had previously been reserved for her longrunning weekly “Radio Thrift Shop” on acclaimed free-form station WFMU in Jersey City.Not The Tremblin’ Kind struck a chord with critics and fans on both sides of the Atlantic, receiving glowing reviews in Rolling Stone (****), Mojo, USA Today, The Village Voice, Country Weekly, and other distinguished publications. She has been the subject of a profile on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and appeared as both an artist and country music critic on “World Cafe.” When The Roses Bloom Again features top-shelf songs written by Amy Rigby (“Don’t Break the Heart”), Dave Schramm (“Conquerer’s Song”) and Joe Flood (“All the Same to You”). These selections frame four stunning new originals, including “Too Late for Tonight” and the Appalachian epic “Mountain Fern,” based on the life of ’40s hillbilly singer Molly O’Day.