Mams Carter is making a name for herself as a blues singer, which is different from one of the top Honkie-Tonk and Boogie-Woogie piano players on tour. She plays gigs with her son Amos Carter (who is one of our artists as well) and his Boogie-Woogie band, and she plays a piano solo along with her vocals once or twice at each gig. She has a very expressive contralto voice that has richness and depth, as well as a good range towards the top of her range. She's recorded two blues songs for us, and That's The Nature Of Things follows her first blues song, The Blues Done Got Me So Bad, in using a string orchestra backing her piano and voice. It's a notch above just easy listening, as her passion does come through, especially with her first song, but there's also a mellowness she has in her voice that blends perfectly with strings. She keeps her piano accompaniment very basic, and lays down a good foundation for the songs she sings.
Memories and dreams of many who passed come before my eye
A little nostalgic, and sad, but it's no reason to cry
Of course I’d like them not to have left, and it surely is no sin
To be glad to see them, if only in dreams or memories, again
I see their faces in many foggy forms
Shadows in the dark of night, in my mind of storms
Not apparitions or ghostly in any way
Sometimes a fleeting glance, sometimes a long stay
That’s the nature of things we get so little time
To spend among the living, experience the sublime
All of the pleasures and all of the gladness
Tied up with the dark ribbon of sadness
Don't get me wrong I'm happy for the ones still here
I don't live my life full of anguish, worry and fear
But I've known so many that are now long time gone
I miss them but I will continue to grow and stay strong
We've all got lives to continue, be a shame to waste it
I'm committed to experience, each and every bit
And I'll look forward to those times when I will see
Those people and things that are close to me
That’s the nature of things we get so little time
To spend among the living, experience the sublime
All of the pleasures and all of the gladness
Tied up with the dark ribbon of sadness
A little nostalgic, and sad, but it's no reason to cry
Of course I’d like them not to have left, and it surely is no sin
To be glad to see them, if only in dreams or memories, again
I see their faces in many foggy forms
Shadows in the dark of night, in my mind of storms
Not apparitions or ghostly in any way
Sometimes a fleeting glance, sometimes a long stay
That’s the nature of things we get so little time
To spend among the living, experience the sublime
All of the pleasures and all of the gladness
Tied up with the dark ribbon of sadness
Don't get me wrong I'm happy for the ones still here
I don't live my life full of anguish, worry and fear
But I've known so many that are now long time gone
I miss them but I will continue to grow and stay strong
We've all got lives to continue, be a shame to waste it
I'm committed to experience, each and every bit
And I'll look forward to those times when I will see
Those people and things that are close to me
That’s the nature of things we get so little time
To spend among the living, experience the sublime
All of the pleasures and all of the gladness
Tied up with the dark ribbon of sadness
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