Press:

“Go raibh míle maith agat! Mr.Batty, the CD arrived today and it is luvverly ...well done FINTAN lads ! I owe you a drink ( or several...)”
Lilo Blyton - Vox Populi

“Taking my imaginary hat off to you, Mr Fintan! ;) Wonderful album... Nice folky arrangements which don’t overshadow the voice – a pleasant one it is. If I should pick some particular favourites, it would be... well, it would be difficult...”
Zuzana P - Our Office In Prague

"... the children loved it (your CD), and ask for "Finman" at night, on the nights they are not clamoring for the Ramones. How's that for company?..."
Quincy Dan - Vox Populi

“Go raibh míle maith agat Craig, freisin. ...keep playing your music. It's more important now than ever and we'll win out in the end. As the lyrics of Joe Hill says "Says Joe what they could never kill went on to organize....." Beir bua!”
Tadhg de Brún - Vox Populi

“We saw you play in Katoomba in 2006 on "International Talk Like a Pirate Day". We bought your CD - do you have more songs out? Do you ever perform in Melbourne?”
Pete Mountney & Kristina Stanton - Vox Populi

“I'm Anne Kerins from Brisbane. We met briefly last year at the Turning Wave... We bought your CD and I play it very frequently and always say to myself that I must eMail you and let you know how much I enjoy it ....”
Anne Kerins - Vox Populi

“Great Stuff! This reminds me of listening to Ceol Na nGael on WFUV in New York when I was growing up”
K Murray - USA - Vox Populi

"Him? Aaaaaaargh! Someone fetch me a Bohemian Earspoon!"
Anne Innocent Bystander - Vox Populi

“Craig Batty, or ‘Fintan’, has been playing and performing Irish music for about 15 years. His first album is a mix of Irish ballads, love songs & songs of protest.”
Louise Dean - Lithgow Mercury