The band Zoe Speaks consists of Kentuckians Mitch Barrett and Carla Gover joined on select dates by longtime bassist Owen Reynolds. They’re a band who draws on their deep roots in the region to put their own spin on everything from traditional ballads to finely-crafted originals. Close family harmonies are a defining feature of their sound, and while their music is drenched in the flavor of the mountain music they grew up with, they skirt the cutting edge of tradition. Their music follows in the tracks of socially conscious writers like Jean Ritchie and John Prine, with a distinctly progressive bent.