These recordings were made in Berkeley, California, from 1978-1981. The five Kate Wolf songs, including two previously unreleased, were all written around the same period.The songwriters on Carry It On represent some of Kate's major influences, especially Gil "Jellyroll" Turner, author of the title track. Kate dedicated her second album to Turner, and often said, "Gil's genius was that he created songs that people could sing when they'd never heard them before."