Daytona Beach News Journal 2008 - No Small Thing
Daytona Beach News Journal Review 2005
What’s being said about “No Small Thing” (BirdsTale Records, 2008)
"No Small Thing is Tammerlin's best work to date. Lee Hunter's songwriting has never been stronger. I have a single disc CD player in my car, and No Small Thing has been living there for weeks!" Pat Crawford, Executive Director, WUWF Media, Producer and host of "Radio Live," Pensacola, FL
“…a gorgeous, poetic tapestry…..Akin to Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran—he of “The Prophet” fame—Hunter possesses the wisdom, and the heart, to know that joy and sorrow often walk hand in hand in this life.” Rick de Yampert, The Daytona Beach News Journal
“"No Small Thing" is surely a superior album, with very sutble arrangements and stunning performances. This album has been inside my CD player for a long time recently, an event that seldom happens to me as I receive so many CD's....” Massimo Ferro, Highway 61, Radio Voce Spazio, Italy www.highway61.it
"Un album tres coyotesque!" ("A very coyotesque album!") Le Cri du Coyote www.countryfr.com/criducoyote
What the Press Says About Tammerlin's One Kind Favor, BirdsTale Records, 2005
“Smart, original lyrics and memorable melodies mixed with innovative reworkings of obscure traditional fare”
“Classy, beautiful, and intriguing”
“On the duo’s new CD, “One Kind Favor,” the pair is working at the top of its game. Hunter’s rich, emotive alto gleams like a jewel in sterling musical settings on her own compositions as well as on a selection of well-chosen traditional folk tunes. Smith’s musicianship is immaculate throughout….
"Gentle shimmers of rootsy Americana. . ." fRoots, July 2005, London England www.frootsmag.com
“Lee Hunter’s high, wispy vocals and Arvid Smith’s captivating dobro and guitarwork reference early Richard & Linda Thompson . . . . . . . . eclectic, well-schooled traditional music that’s forward-thinking and quietly innovative.” Connect Savannah, Savannah, GA
“Tammerlin has done folk and roots music one kind favor with their new work. “ Daytona Beach News Journal
“Lee Hunter has
become a very strong writer, and her music fits seamlessly alongside the several
traditional pieces….Great guests and excellent musicianship throughout…..Excellent
record.” Global
Village Idiot
(on-line music zine) www.globalvillageidiot.net
In praise of Wind Horses (Binky Records, 2002) . . . . .
"One of the best kept secrets in America." Dan Willging, Dirty Linen Magazine
"Luminous" The Tallahassee Democrat
"Tammerlin have taken folk's roots and majestically nurtured them into the 21st century." The Daytona Beach News Journal
"Hunter and Smith are experts in their field, channeling folkloric song in new and challenging ways." Folio Weekly, Jacksonville, FL
What the Press Says About Tammerlin...(for Roll Down Thy Window, Binky Records 1995 and Third Weeks A' Lightnin', Binky Records 1996)
"A beautiful sound. Lyrics to roll over your tongue. Eclectic but not quirky. Well done." Sing Out Magazine
"Hunter's ethereal,, but sharp vocals are one of the group's major strengths. The group's other strength is Smith's eclectic guitar work……… it's both enjoyable and challenging all the same." Dirty Linen Magazine
"It's the freshest sound to come out of Florida." Porthole Magazine
"It's the acoustic sound that, for me, really takes off. Guitar, banjo, and bodhran generate an intense pulse……Electric folk of a sort which doesn't harken back to the golden age, but instead has its eyes firmly fixed on the present-and future." Folk Roots Magazine
"……An eclectic outlook with some dazzling musicianship and with some exceptional vocal warblings offered by vocalist Lee Hunter." Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC
"Quite remarkable and extremely innovative." John O'Regan, RTE Radio, Ireland
"You need this album. It will change your preconceptions, your ears, your mind." The Rocket, Seattle, WA
"…..The atmosphere during the Tammerlin concert was alternately electrically charged and hauntingly seductive." Baton Rouge Acoustic and Folk Society
"Listening to this album is like watching time-lapse photography of a flower blooming, and seeing a rose burst into vibrant color. These songs hold the listener from beginning to end." (A review of Third Weeks A'Lightnin') Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL
"Tammerlin dazzled the audience with their originality on a stage full of instruments….The duo expresses wonderful chemistry and stage presence and entertained the appreciative audience with their beautiful vocals and instrumental wizardry." Spoleto Today, Post and Courier,Charleston, SC