"Brittain Ashford... sings in a beautiful, trembling voice that sounds closely mic’ed, with a passion that is as visible as it is audible." "Brittain Ashford makes spare, gorgeous folk songs, with a crystalline coldwater voice and various pluckings from autoharps and dulcimers... a seasonally appropriate song from her Hinah session recorded in France back in March ... it's a song that doesn't appear on her fantastic, haunting record There, But for You, Go I—but I can't think of a better song to listen to as my circulation slows to a crawl... Ashford's nourishing voice is capable of generating its own heat." "Her self-released "There, but for You, Go I" is one of this year's hidden gems, an album of gentle folk-pop with not only her sweet vocals, but Ashford playing autoharp, dulcimer, even toy piano. Listen especially to the understatedly tough 'Brooklyn Lullaby.' " "The ethereal and wonderful folk music of a New York based singer who recently brought over her entire menagerie of bizarre instruments to France." "this album that could be considered "just another folk record" takes on a special allure that could take all of our attention ... because it deserves it... emanates humility and simplicity in addition to being totally charming." "Brittain Ashford understands that you don't need cheap tricks to leave your mark." "Through melodies and a voice that seem to travel through the ages, Brittain Ashford weaves encounters, dreams of leaving and nostalgia for a happiness gone, into songs of moving sincerity." en français : "Le folk éthéré et ravissant d'une New Yorkaise qui a récemment trimballé sa ménagerie d'instruments étranges sure les routes de France." "A travers des mélodies et une voix qui semblent parfois venues tout droit d'un autre temps, des textes tendres et une sensibilité à fleur de peau, Brittain Ashford mêle rencontres, rêves d'ailleurs et nostalgie d'un bonheur passé dans des chansons d'une sincérité touchante à souhait." |