“Queen of the Universe”
“Alice has a haunting and distinctive voice and she can do anything— holler, shout, belt it out, swing a little, croon a little, and then flat-out break your heart.”
“The Judds owe Hazel and Alice a sincere thank you, not only for showing us how to take our first musical step, but for continuing to help preserve old-time music.”
“Alice has allowed her love of The Ancient Tones to guide her along a dusty pathway ...bending her ear to catch the perfect turn of a note and learning to reproduce it.... She has made a music that is at once ancient and personal.”
“I’m thankful people like Alice are on the scene. They show us ways to make something old into something new.”
New book available on UNC Press December 2, 2025
Stories from a career that has crossed paths with the likes of Bob Dylan, Doc Watson, and Elizabeth Cotten, as well as nearly one-hundred photographs from Gerrard’s personal archive, many of which have never been seen before.