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For Dáithí:

"A seminal figure in Irish Music" -- The Rough Guide to Irish Music

"One of Irish music's greatest guitar accompanists" -- Steve Winick, All Music Guide

"Sproule has a gentle touch, evocatively delivering the music with tender loving care and no small amount of virtuosity" --Colin Irwin, fRoots

"Pristine fingerpicking" -- Jon Pareles, The New York Times

"Sproule's style also possesses a graceful fluidity and sensitive shading that turns tunes into taproots of expression and even confession" -- Earle Hitchner, Irish Echo

"An innovator who brought the guitar and DADGAD tuning to the fore in Irish music. His playing is rich in subtlety and full of soul" -- Tim Readman, Penguin Eggs

For Laura:

"High Priestess of Celtic music" -- Minnesota Public Radio

"Celtic music wizard" -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A performing artist of astonishing versatility, singing and playing with skill and emotion a splendid repertoire" -- American Association of Unversity Women

"MacKenzie maintains the magic. Her lovely soprano shines...and her piping, both Scottish smallpipes and the little heard French cornemuse, is deft" -- Sing Out!

"Laura MacKenzie is a master of all things bellowed and blown" -- Dirty Linen magazine

"Experienced U.S. multi-instrumentalist steps out...Wielding an array of whistles, pipes and concertina. she balances prodigious abilities with a maturity and overall expertise" -- fRoots (U.K.)

For their CD "The Pinery"

"A gem of a recording....this CD by master musician Dáithí Sproule and Laura MacKenzie is a beauty....some of the finest traditional music you'll hear" -- Irish American News

"Are you partial to Irish and Scottish music? Do you long for the days when great musicians and singers put out albums that were simply produced, but brilliantly played and sung? If so, you will love this recording and you'll listen to it for years to come. The selection of material is nothing short of wonderful, the vocal harmonies are perfect, and the musicianship is as good as it gets. There are no fancy effects or "Celtic" cliches to be found here, just two very talented and interesting musicians presenting great music with warmth and style." -- Randal Bays, on Amazon.com