Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz

Ginny Hawker's expressions of vocal honesty and soulfulness are part of the foundation that have united bluegrass, gospel, honky tonk, and old-time music in rural America. In the bluegrass arena that was long dominated by male voices, Hawker expresses deep feelings that share both the sorrows and joys of a simpler life. Singing tenor to the combined rhythms of banjos, mandolins, and fiddles, Hawker blends her words with a tonal truth. Hawker was influenced over several decades by the songs and sounds of the original Carter Family (A.P., Sara, and Maybelle), often called the ...