Yolanda “Yola'' Carter discovered artists like Dolly Parton by rifling through her mum’s record collection when she was four. The Bristol-born vocalist has been singing country ever since, with a slew of Grammy nominations for her 2019 debut album, Walk Through Fire, proving that authenticity is more about talent than where you’re born. That LP closes with her showstopping cover of Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, recorded in Nashville with The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, while the title track from her follow-up effort, Stand For Myself, finds her powerful voice leading Technicolor forays into rock and soul.
