STOLEN SHACK :: REVIEWS

"The CD has songs from the Civil War and from Cyndi Lauper, from Ireland and Asbury Park, and somehow it all works."

Robin Hilton, Host, All Songs Considered, NPR. Washington, D.C.

"Stolen Shack is fabulous.  I listened straight through twice, which I never do, and look forward to listening many more times.  It will be a favorite in my CD player for a long time to come.  It sounds fresh and old at the same time."

Neal Hagberg, Singer/Songwriter, www.nealandleandra.com. Mpls, MN.

"A mind-bending journey of improbable range and vision, Stolen Shack imagines the sound of a brave new world where alternative country and classical music mingles with modern jazz; warm and witty and pointedly political, their notions about art and commerce are ground-breaking and stylishly subversive; their ideas flow as fast and freely as their fingers. Bless them, Heavenly Father, for they are brilliant, and thoroughly insane."

Leo Sacks, Producer, Sony Music/Legacy Recordings. New York, NY.

"Wow, I love it !! This interpretation of Time After Time is really great... I'll listen to it over and over..."

Jean-Marc Piraprez, Creator of the Cyndi Lauper official site: http://www.cyndilauper.com, Liege, Belgium.

"Many times this summer, on these cool evenings, I fall asleep on my back porch listening to music. One of my favorites has been Stolen Shack. I listened to it again last night. Terrific..."

Craig L. LaMay, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

"Great production and musicianship!"

Ed King, 'The Country Western Corner' Magazine, Santa Fe, TX.

"You can truly feel the joy in your music, the pain and confusion too.  Gustavson’s voice tells the stories well.  I imagined singing ‘Goodnight’ to my children someday as they drift off to sleep..."

Russ Davis, Physical Therapist. Chapel Hill, NC.

"What a great sound! Your music really hit me...."

Matthew Avanzino, Musician/Teacher. Munich, Germany.

"I've been listening in my car and never thought I'd hear clawhammer and harpsichord together... Only you..."

Joe Crookston, Singer/Songwriter, www.joecrookston.com. Seattle, WA.

"I love that CD!!!!  The TIME AFTER TIME is terrific, such a good rendition."

Daria Semegen, Composer. New York, NY.

"I love the juxtaposition of the harpsichord, which evokes delicacy and age, with the rough but immanent formal assertion of contemporary lyrics.  And the "old school" tunes are heartbreaking.  Whenever I feel down, I tend to put on 'Green Pastures.'"

Kaethe Schwehn, Poet. Iowa City, IA.

"I'm hooked on Stolen Shack!"

Callista Brown, Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT.