“This third release from Canadian acoustic blues and roots artists, Holly Hyatt and Jon Burden is a delight. The eleven tracks contain nine beautifully crafted originals plus two Robert Johnson covers. Opening track 'Back To 1929', with its name-dropping lyrics, takes us back to the hey-day of the blues in the Deep South as the a cappella intro leads into a gentle acoustic number. Johnson's 'If I Had Possession' introduces Burden's accomplished slide guitar technique and gritty vocals. Hyatt's jazz inspiration is to the fore on 'I Can't Sleep', before a raw Fred McDowell-styled take on 'Come On in My Kitchen'. While the musicianship is of the highest quality, the star of the show is Hyatt's soulful, melodic voice, epitomized by her passionate rendering of the six-minute 'Heartbreaker Blues', accompanied solely by Burden's acoustic guitar. Such is the quality of the self-penned originals that you would be forgiven for thinking that fine old classics had been unearthed.”

“ To steal the title of a classic Howlin’ Wolf number, Holly and Jon are pure “Smokestack Lightning” Judging by the thoroughly professional debut of “Big Wind on the Way”, this duo is set to make big ripples on the Canadian music pond. ”