Kelsey Waldon

[4] The album was named one of Rolling Stone's “10 New Artists You Need To Know: Summer 2014" with journalist Marissa Moss calling Waldon, "Tammy Wynette on a trip to Whiskeytown, as unafraid of heavy twang and spitfire pedal steel as coffeehouse confessionals.

Her sophomore album ranked on two of NPR's most-acclaimed lists of the year; Fresh Air host Ken Tucker's “Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2016” alongside Beyoncé, Miranda Lambert, and Stax legend William Bell (singer)[6] In May 2019, it was announced at the Grand Ole Opry that Waldon recently signed to John Prine's label Oh Boy Records.

[9] Writing for Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, music critic Luke Levenson commented, "The new LP pulls inspiration from both her Kentucky roots and the three intense years since her last release.

As well as the Hazel Dickens title track, she also tackled Nina Simone's Mississippi Goddamn, Kris Kristofferson’s “The Law Is for Protection of the People,” Neil Young’s “Ohio,” Bob Dylan’s “With God on Our Side,” Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas’ “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” and Oh Boy Records founder John Prine's "Sam Stone".

[11] Kelsey has performed with artists of high notoriety within the country and Americana genres, such as John Prine, Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker, and Jamey Johnson.

[15] She has also played the historic Station Inn, the go-to spot of the 1970s, where intimate, post-Opry jam sessions were hosted by musicians like Jimmy Martin, Bobby Osborne, and Bill Monroe.