Tracy Grammer rose to acclaim as one half of the duo, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer. Called “one of the fasting-rising acts in folk music,” by the Boston Globe, the duo released three internationally acclaimed albums featuring Carter’s award-winning post-modern mythic Americana songcraft; toured with Joan Baez as her backing band and spotlight artists; and earned a diverse and devoted following with their indelible live performances at festivals and venues all across North America.

Just as their star was rising across the musical landscape of the world, Dave Carter suffered a fatal heart attack while jogging. He was 49. As it happened, it was the week of the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, one of the largest and best attended festivals in the country. Tracy and Dave were scheduled to perform and instead Tracy attended the festival as a grieving widow who got to witness a hastily arranged set by fellow artists who performed Dave’s wondrous songs to a hushed and reverent crowd.

Fast forward three years: Grammer has emerged from the darkness of tragedy — armed with the richness of her experience with Carter and the help of a few new friends — with her first full-length solo album, the beautifully textured “Flower of Avalon.” This album succeeds in making music fans happy and sad at the same time. Named after a song Carter penned as a gift for Grammer in 1999, it features nine previously unrecorded Dave Carter tunes.

Grammer’s instrumental skills have been obvious since Day One — especially on violin. Surprisingly, her voice is the instrument of most note on this album. Mary Chapin Carpenter joins Tracy on a song and observed in her liner notes to the album, “Tracy’s quest to make sure the world remembers Dave Carter also marks a new beginning of artistry for her. We are lucky that she is so brave, generous and gifted.” Dave Carter wrote songs about journeys and Tracy has sung about them with her own warm and versatile voice. A wonderful evening that promises an amazing journey in and of itself is yours at the Me&Thee on October 21.