Boston
Herald:
"Crooked Still manages to amp up its ancient American tunes
in unplugged yet groove-crazed ways. Melody lines and rhythms
crossbreed and shift focus. An expressive sense of dark, wild
life ensues. Unlike most bluegrass, the bravura playing deepens
the mood.
"Eggleston's churning [cello] rhythms and dark tensions meld
wonderfully with Gregory Liszt's bravura banjo playing and Corey
DiMario's expressive bass."
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Boston Globe:
“[Crooked
Still] may be the most important folk group to emerge from Boston...state-of-the-art
musical chops with a deep understanding of American traditional
music's raw melodic grace."
"Their
darkly gorgeous debut CD reveals them as both fun-loving revolutionaries
and sweet traditionalists."
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Bluegrass Unlimited:
"Instantly
likeable...the CD kept playing as I typed and convinced me with
its originality and verve and excellence that it deserved highlight
status. This is a great recording."
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Country Standard Time:
"...seems
to simultaneously push the envelop while retaining the traditional
flavor...O'Donovan's winsome and soothing voice wrings as much
emotion as possible out of every lyric. "
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Associated Press:
"Brainy
Gregory Liszt is excellent on the banjo as he trades
solos with cellist Rushad Eggleston, whose rumbling riffs give
traditional tunes a fresh twist.
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Mike Harding, BBC :
"Absolutely
wonderful! Not a weak track on the whole album!"
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