ABOUT THE BAND….
“New this year was the high spirited Mary Knickle Band - featuring a voice so crystal clear that the audience actually sat silent to listen during the plaintive songs sprinkled throughout the group’s final set.
Marjorie Green/The Bay News (Grass Roots Folk Festival)
“Amazing! They are even more energetic and lively then the video conveys!”
Brian Davies (Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival)
“A voice of stunning clarity. More earthbound musically, MARY KNICKLE’s voice is one that can kick with a power surge more akin to a cyclone. She is a superb talent awaiting acclaim.”
..one of the best songwriter’s to ever come out of the Maritime’s..
David Stone (CIUT Radio)
ABOUT PAST ALBUMS & MARY KNICKLE SINGER/SONGWRITER…
On the Wind & the Sea
..a beautiful collection of songs… I can feel the fog and taste the salt in these tunes; congratulations!..
Eric Mac Ewen/CBC Radio
..vocalist Mary Knickle has assembled a nice collection of traditional and original folk songs that is entertaining and historically interesting. …Knickle’s voice is stunningly clear and sparkling, always endowing the songs with an emotional content that makes you care about these people. …the album is well written and played, and provides a rewarding listen.
Dirty Linen Magazine
Who Will Take the Throne?
…”The Wish” has captivated me since my first hearing of it. It is a splendid tale to begin with and your musical rendering of it is both haunting and rhythmically intriguing. The poetry of “Daughters of the Land” is similarly evocative, and “Female Sailor” draws me for its traditional feel….a fine recording on all counts,…..
Peter Mose/Toronto Star Columnist
Nova Scotia’s Mary Knickle is a fine singer/songwriter whose love affair with the sea dominates the dreamy “Who Will Take the Throne?” Her songs are primarily folk based, although Steven Naylor’s classy string and horn arrangements are sophisticated enough to qualify as A/C. Knickle has a knack for writing engaging narratives where women figure prominently.
Canadian Composer
Full of Celtic influences, these dreamy, beautiful songs have a more contemporary sound than those of her last album, mainly due to the inclusion of some tasteful keyboards and soprano sax, but she still uses acoustic guitar, accordion and fiddle liberally. ..The best songs are those that allow a complete immersion into Knickle’s compelling voice…
Dirty Linen Magazine
… a collection of mainly original songs which touch the very fabrics of the cultural diversity of the people who live in this country.
(Glenn Meisner, CBC Radio)