Reviews

"Passionate, virtuosic, memorable: this is the fiddle music of Maeve Donnelly."
- Earle Hitchner,                                 
The Wall Street Journal / Irish Echo

“An amazing experience. Maeve is a must-see for fans of Irish music and fiddle playing in general-powerful playing is an understatement. She truly does make the fiddle sing.“
- John Treacy
California Music Camp

"Every tune here is from the bosom of tradition. If this were a book, it would be unputdownable." 
- Alex Monaghan
The Living Tradition

"It exhibits extraordinary virtuosity and impeccable taste. The essence of this is a musical integrity that’s timeless."
- Dr. Mick Moloney
New York University

"She has a range of expression that fills every shade of the spectrum from utmost delicacy to full throttle. Technical mastery is tempered by subtlety and an appreciation that music means more than notes-per-second or convoluted ornamentation. She has perfected the art of making the complex sound simple."
- Pat Ahern
Irish Examiner

"Maeve's fiddle cuts through the tradition like a well honed scythe as sure and as wholesome as the bow in her hand. In this long awaited recording the flax of her music is in full bloom."
- Dr. Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
World Music Centre, University of Limerick

"Maeve Donnelly’s debut solo album comes bouncing at you from the CD player, an energetic, carefully selected and arranged series of tunes."
- Ita Kelly
Irish Music Magazine

"Having honed her skills playing in competitions – she has three All-Ireland fiddle titles - much was expected of Maeve and she has lived up to their expectations- a wonderful solo debut from Maeve".
- Seanie McPhail
The Irish Voice

"She gives us not just excellence, but passion and abandon. This is wild music which speaks to the wildness in all of us. It's life-affirming music, full of unfettered joy and exuberance on the one hand and reeking of deep, unspoken (unspeakable!) sadness on the other. It's an education and an inspiration."
Pay The Reckoning Magazine

"Maeve Donnelly is highly intoxicating on this CD. Everything is perfect here, from tone and pacing to ornamentation."
- Paul Carr
The Irish Herald