| "The music is a lot like a bunch of contemporary free improvisers playing music that might have been written for a Tom Waits record, if Waits had been listening to Harry Partch and Willem Breuker...this is an ambitious and interestng disc, filled with nostalgic delights." - Jason Bivens, Cadence (excerpt)
"Jim Connolly is a backcountry alchemist, bringing together folk, chamber music, improvisation, and a touch of something inordinately down-home to create some of the most loving, warm, and beautiful tunes I've heard in a while. The playing on these nine songs is so delicately wrapped within itself, that I can hear the empathy of the musicians. Smart, emotional, and vibrant; I could listen to stuff with this much heart forever." - Nirav Soni, ink19.com (excerpt)
"This combination of down-home charm and undeniable skill reminds me of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion. When you listen to the show, it sounds so fresh and innocent that you can fool yourself into believing it's all being made up on the spot by a group of amateurs. At the same time, however, things fit together so well that you can tell how much skill, effort and time it takes to make things this wonderful. This is a great piece of work, and even if the circus doesn't stop at Gove, I hope that Jim Connolly and the Gove County Philharmonic stop near me some time." - Ron Davies, splendidezine.com (excerpt) |