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Album reviews are in for “The Gathering” recording of the string band featuring myself, Rhiannon, Joe, Mike, and Jason. And they’ve all got me seeing stars.
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“It’s what the holidays were before shopping and Irving Berlin.”
Wall Street Journal
“They bring a breath of fresh, pine-scented air to an intensely crowded field.”
3 stars
Los Angeles Times
“A goosebump inducing ‘O Holy Night,’ stripped down to just standup bass and voice, is alone worth the price, but this classy offering is a much needed alternative to the typically overwrought fare that clogs the season’s racks.”
4 stars
American Songwriter Magazine
“It’s a fresh approach to wintry music, with mountain-music instrumentation and crystalline harmonies.”
4 1/2 stars
San Antonio Express News
“Collections of Appalachian holiday tunes have come along before, but one of the finest is now ‘The Gathering,’”
4 1/2 stars
Chicago Sun-Times
Jason Sypher and Rhiannon Gidden’s “O Holy Night” featured in USA Today’s Holiday Playlist
USA Today
“This sublime folk quintet out of Raleigh, N.C., have created a holiday gem …’The Gathering’ is a must-hear for stringband aficionados.”
Press Citizen
“If it’s one and done, this quintet made it count for this Yuletide and for Yuletides yet to come.”
The Bluegrass Special
“Perfect with a glass of bourbon.”
Jazz Wax
