Uncle Earl – Quote Sheet

"…their music can be described very easily: it is simply outstanding."

- November 2005

  "…the women of Uncle Earl use the flexible format of pre-bluegrass string bands to emphasize collective energy over virtuoso solos and cathartic storytelling over rarefied formalism."

- Geoffrey Himes, July 22, 2005

 

"At Telluride, the most important bluegrass festival in the U.S., an all-girl string band called Uncle Earl shook the Rocky Mountain resort town with a mix of catchy songs and musicianship that soared with velocity and virtuosity."

- July 17, 2005

  "Uncle Earl adds modern sass to old time music…The female quintet plays the Southern mountain music called 'old time' with a brilliant, bewitching blend of hillbilly drive and modern sass."

- Scott Alarik, July 22, 2005

 

"…the old time music of Uncle Earl creates a brief escape back to a time of less urgent consequence…"

- Josh Baron, November 2005

 

"These women, it appears are on their way to mastering the trade of timeless music."

- Katy June-Friesen, September/October 2005

"If this four-woman string band just offered a sometimes giddy, sometimes heartbreaking take on ageless mountain music, it'd be fine enough. But, with four emotive voices and Rayna Gellert's visceral fiddle, this Uncle rules."

- Daniel Gewertz, July 22, 2005

 

"…Uncle Earl…has a knack of polishing antiquity with an edgy, contemporary luster. The four are breathtaking in harmony…"

- July 17, 2005

* Please note that these quotes are from Uncle Earl's 2005 debut Rounder Release SHE WAITS FOR NIGHT.