Bonnie Montgomery has been a fixture in the Little Rock music scene for years with a voice that has incredible range, singing deep, complicated country songs. When you learn about her background as a classically-trained opera singer who grew up in White County, Arkansas, you begin to understand how she comes to write and perform such songs. But Montgomery hasn't been around Arkansas as much lately. After a stint playing as part of a trio called the Wildflowers with Amy Garland and Mandy McBryde, she moved down to Austin, Texas where she has been recording her second full-length solo album. Ahead of the Feb. 16 release of Forever , Montgomery joined KUAR's Not Necessarily Nashville to talk about the new recording and, for the first time, preview several songs off the album. You can hear the full segment of the program above. The album was recorded at alt-country pioneer Dale Watson's Ameripolitan Studios last year. "He has helped me so much to open doors down in Texas," Montgomery said,
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