Few Dutch people are allowed to record an album in the United States, and certainly not in the Sun studios. Yes, the legendary Sun studios where Elvis and Johnny Cash also sang their songs. Jelka van Houten is best known as an actress, but also survives as a singer. She has been addicted to American roots and country music from an early age. Assisted by a variety of American and Dutch musicians,
… she has made an excellent roots record. For the cover, Van Houten has a luscious cotton candy hairstyle à la Dolly Parton. In terms of voice, she can also compete with the American competition. She has the well-known country sob in her voice, which also has no trace of a Dutch accent. The musical setting, with a lot of pedal steel, banjo, tassel drums and a softly roaring Hammond organ sounds as traditional as they are solid. (PdK)more