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Press Reviews
“Delhi 2 Dublin has turned our music festival crowd into fanatical groupies, requiring not one but two pairs of dancing shoes each . . . border defying nirvana!”
— Dan DeWayne, Director, California WorldFest
“The Vancouver-based collective combines dhol, fiddle and breakbeats in an Irish/Asian stew that is surprisingly varied, a marvellously wide-ranging and free-thinking concept.”
— BBC
“Part Bollywood wedding, part Celtic kitchen party, and all electronic dance fest.”
—The Snipe News
Press Reviews
“Frankie Moreno just may be the second coming of the king.”
— Where Magazine
“His charisma and talent shine through in every endeavor . . . ”
— 24/7 Magazine
“The piano-pounding singer is not a total ‘retro’ throwback musically — he’s as much funny Chris Isaak as matinee-idol Michael Buble, with Billy Joel knocking around there somewhere, too — but he’s old-Vegas in attitude. It’s a party. You’re invited.”
— Las Vegas Review Journal
“Female quartet Blame Sally are a refreshing bunch and not in a dreary teeny-bopper hyped way. This is a group of experienced, passionate and dedicated musicians, all over 45, making thoughtful and sometimes rather dashing music . . . gritty and melodic as it zips in and out of different styles and at different paces.”
— The Telegraph UK
“Blame Sally’s lush, lovely melodies draw from folk and rock traditions, but they really distinguish themselves through their unusual storytelling. Moving from personal accounts to narratives inspired from the headlines, Blame Sally makes the political personal.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
“Accomplished musicians on their own, and when they get together, the sum is even greater than its parts — they are their own entity.”
— Rosalie Howarth, KFOG Radio
"An amazing talent."
— London Times
"Unique. A spellbinding storyteller."
— NPR
"Antsy McClain will be remembered as one of America's best poets."
— Tommy Smothers
“People aren't going to believe what they just heard . . .”
— A Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor
“The beauty, sorrow and complexity of life — is as American as it gets . . . should put Robinson on the map as a writer and singer — think somewhere between Emmylou and Patty Griffin.”
— American Songwriter Magazine
“ . . . Utterly Won Me Over. Charmed Me Silly.”
— Sing Out Magazine
"Tom Rigney is a world class fiddler. He wields a fiery bow with power, passion, and exquisite taste."
— Jim Beal, Jr., San Antonio Express-Times
"Never less than spellbinding. The eclectic and sizzling music runs the gamut from gritty zydeco and funky blues to New Orleans jazz. It's also passionate and, above all, infectious. It's hard to know whether to be more impressed by Rigney's playing, his compositions, or the back-up support he gets."
— Paul E. Comeau, Dirty Linen
“There is little in this world so awe-inspiring as witnessing total mastery of a musical instrument. Like seeing Yo-Yo Ma play the cello or Placido Damingo belt out an aria — sometimes a performer‘s perfection can elevate a piece of music to heights beyond the realm of imagination. Frank Vignola conjures just that sort of magic with his acoustic guitar.”
— Matt Cauthron, Intermission Magazine
“It’s not jazz as we know jazz here in America.”
— Les Paul, on naming Vignola to his ‘Five Most Admired Guitarists’ list for The Wall Street Journal
“Frank Vignola has too much fun onstage to be as serious about his music as he obviously is.”
— Louisville Music News
“One of the brightest stars of the guitar”
— New York Times
“Rogers is both a sensational and a sensitive blues guitarist — certainly among the finest slide guitarists playing today. His wailing slide guitar sound (and churning rhythms, when needed) mark him and his work as of the highest caliber.”
— The San Francisco Chronicle
“Rogers is an exceptionally articulate slide guitarist, whether he’s scorching Robert Johnson’s ‘Ramblin’ Blues’ or taking a lovely, lyrical journey . . . or rockin’ it out. One of the rare guitar heroes who values feeling over flash.”
— Rolling Stone
“. . . witness the virtuoso musicianship of Joe Craven; music that’ll tickle you behind your ears, tweak your cheek muscles urging you inevitably towards a grin of Amazonian proportions. Craven’s imagination streaks into the stratosphere.”
— Irish Times, Dublin Ireland
“When he’s in front of his own trio, playing the mandolin, fiddle and hand drums among more exotic axes, the audience gets 200-proof Craven.”
— Arizona Daily Star
“Everything Joe Craven touches turns to music.”
—David Grisman
“One of the greatest guitar players I have ever seen.”
—Chet Atkins
“Emmanuel leaves the crowd in awe . . . Emmanuel is a picker without peer. He can make his acoustic guitars cut like a razor or embrace like an angel’s wings.”
—Las Vegas Review Journal
“Reader’s Choice # 1 acoustic guitar player in the world.”
—Guitar Player Magazine
“The first time I saw Tommy, I was stunned into silence. His message is one of joy and exuberance.”
— Steve Vai
