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Reviews
Read some reviews for our new album She Waits for Night...
We've posted the text of other reviews here.
feature by Danielle Dreilinger on WBUR.org
Notable Quotables ...
"Old-time is enjoying a tremendous national revival,
partly due to
smart young bands like the Crooked Jades, Ollabelle, the Duhks,
the Reeltime Travelers, Uncle Earl, the Mammals, and Boston's own Crooked
Still.
But even more, it's hot because it has existed almost entirely underground
for years, preserved as a fun-loving social music, with a fiercely anti-commercial,
anti-star vibe that pop-weary young people are eating up with an oaken
spoon."
– Scott Alarik, The Boston Globe, Feb 2005
"Uncle Earl....Wow...Beauty and talent....that bunch
ROCKS!!!
– Butch Baldassari 2005
"Uncle Earl is an old-time version of a "supergroup".......the
four female musicians who comprise the band each
stand on their own as solo performers and members of other Americana bands."
– Power Pickin' May 2004
"One of the best shows I've seen in years! Their old-time
sound is just the best!"
– Power Pickin' January 2004
"Uncle Earl sticks close to old time music, breathing
life back into
dusty old mountain ballads."
– Lyons Recorder, 2003
"These new-time mountain songbirds are helping to keep
the
old-time tradition and folklore in the forefront of the music industry."
– Joe Ross, Talent on Display.com, 2003
"Dark themes and sweet harmonies"
– The Gleaner, Henderson KY Aug 2003
"Sings of a sweet purity and delivers an edge of strength
to their performances."
– Bluegrass Unlimited May 2003"
Uncle Earl is the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders of Old-Time
Music!"
– Joe Fallon, The Crtton Hollow Stringband
"I love Uncle Earl. It's all about my favorite kind of
songs, tunes, & sounds, played by some of my most favorite
people on earth. What could be better?"
– Paul Kovac, Hillbilly Idol
"Long Live Uncle Earl!"
– Mollie O'Brien, 2000
"The heart of Uncle Earl is traditional music sung with
haunting power."
– Ann Arbor Observer, 2002
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...and here are some full reviews of live shows
Article from the Albuquerque Alabi 2005
Lyons Recorder (we're on the cover!)
Fort Collins Coloradoan Article 2003
The Old Lyons Recorder Article 2003