Kelly Kessler

The Salt of Your Skin

a survey of rural music, from Appalachian stylings to honkytonk

"I'd say Ms. Kessler's new disc [Salt of Your Skin] represents the future of alt.country, but that would be a lie. The skill necessary to synthesize the diverse strands of country on this record...just aren't present in enough artists to constitute a movement."

Carl Zimring, WRCT, Pittsburgh

Kelly Kessler and the Wichita Shut Ins featuring Lawrence Peters

Life Of Regret EP

a 4-song EP featuring the honeyed baritone of Lawrence Peters

"Melungeon Records's first offering is this ambling crooner of an EP by local twanger extraordinaire Kessler. It's whiskey-toned and melancholy just the way we like."

Chicago Magazine

"I'm glad that still there are creative bands out there who are not trying to sound like hundreds of bands around. Using brain in nowadays music is very rare so that's why I'm glad I can play your music."

DJ Aleksandar Lazarevic,
Radio M+, Serbia