"A really nice album."
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BOB HARRIS
"Wayland's Blues - lovely sublime production adds depth and interest to this beautifully executed music".
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JON COHEN (Producer/Classical Brit Award Winner 2009)
"Heartbreakingly pristine vocals and warm, accessible compositions....A beautiful debut album."
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MOJO
"A really exceptional release."
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MUSIC WEEK
"Diving For Pearls - a high conceit, marvellously executed."
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Q MAGAZINE
"Distinctive voice and meticulous guitar work. Allie Fox is a singer with a capital S."
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FROOTS
"Her guitar sound is superb. What impresses is the accuracy and definition of her fingerstyle, very precise and note-perfect with the consistency in phrasing and timing that session musicians love to encounter, but never losing the fine edge of expression and feeling. Spot-on."
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BBC RADIO SCOTLAND CELTIC ROOTS
"I Was Wrong - a classic song possessing that indefinable element of inevitability, a feeling that not a note is out of place - from its understated opening to the beautifully arranged, multi-layered conclusion. I defy even the stoniest of hearts to be unmoved."
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THE MUSICIAN
"A writer of tremendous depth and maturity."
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SIMON JONES
"Dazzling acoustic guitar playing, at times with a nod to the intricate picking of John Fahey, at times with echoes of the authentic country blues of Elizabeth Cotten."
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FROME FESTIVAL
"No doubt many performers will shamelessly pinch her excellent songs and tunes."
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ROCK'N'REEL
"Consistent quality."
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MAKING MUSIC
"A swinging soulful mix which cleverly manages to sound pleasingly familiar and highly original at the same time, full of subtle and unexpected surprises."
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BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
"Writes the kind of songs you find yourself still humming several days later."
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THE SCOTSMAN
"If all the songs are personal experiences then Allie Fox's lived one hell of a life so far and suggests there's more of a roller coaster to come. There's a bit of us all here if we're honest, that's exactly what Allie Fox realises and makes what we know her own. Rather something, really."
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SIMON JONES, FREEFOLK
"A brilliant songwriter and her guitar playing is *!!!*** amazing!"
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EDINBURGH FOLK CLUB
"She commands attention, not only to the songs, but to what she is singing about. Behind the gentle chords and dreamy arrangements there's an underlying tender solemnity which ensures Diving For Pearls leaves an impact which lasts for days, not hours."
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EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
"A well-crafted solo blend of folk, blues and country stylings, from coolly introspective ballads to bright acoustic pop."
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THE INDEPENDENT
"The assured voice of melodic, cool, cooing songs with lyrical depth and shimmering choruses."
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FROOTS
"This is one songwriter with the gift of giving everyone something to relate to."
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INTERNATIONAL INTERNET FESTIVAL
"A perfect debut of beautifully honest songs."
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RADIO BORDERS
"The subtle freshness and tenderness of the musical settings aptly mirror those very qualities in Allie's songs."
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TRADITIONAL MUSIC MAKER
"A sweetly expressive singer with an attractive, optimistic writing style.... fine work deserving of wider attention."
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DAILY HERALD
"Wherever you dive into this CD, you're certain to emerge with a glistening genuine pearl of a song... an inordinately fine album."
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TRADITIONAL MUSIC MAKER
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