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Articles:
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• Folk: Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters Live in Europe - Mike Driscoll
  The Audiophile Voice (Volume 8, Issue 4) November 2002
  
  
• Performing in the showcase suites was Amy Gallatin - David Royko
  The Chicago Tribune, October 8, 2001
  
  
• Search for a jam leads to a band - Orla Swift
  Record-Journal, June 14th, 1996 [Meriden, CT]
  
  
• Gallatin & Stillwaters are a delightful blend - Jeffrey Kurz
  Record-Journal, November 19th, 1995 [Meriden, CT]
  
  
• Artist Profile: Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters
  FolkFare Magazine, September 1995
  
  
• Horses by day, songs by night - Marji Fenrow
  The Chronicle, January 20th, 1995 [Willimantic, CT]
  
  
• Country all the way to the bank - E. Kyle Minor
  The Danbury News-Times, December 30th, 1994 [Danbury, CT]

Quotes:

"I cannot remember the last time I was this awed with a singer, the supporting cast and the instrumental accompaniment. Absolutely a voice as unique as that of Alison Kraus. Amy is distinctive in her styling. Yes, she performs pop, western swing, etc. but in any style her voice is captivating and she can flat lay out a bluegrass number as well as any female voice you have ever heard, bar none!!! Her 'Hot Flashes' band members are superior musicians who only add to the mystique of sound. Which gets me to a set on Thursday evening wherein Amy performed with John Urbanik on bass and Kevin Lynch on mandolin and guitar. Yes Kevin owns a unique instrument (Lloyd Loar mandolin 2 numbers removed from Bill Monroe's mandolin and formerly owned by Joe Val) but forget the instrument. Kevin is a masterful musician--not skilled nor adept--but masterful. He knows where every note is located on his instruments. But he doesn't go looking for them every time he fills. If any one person sits at the top, he gets my vote. When he plays you HEAR every note. Distinctly, every note. He knows melody. He shows melody and does he know rythmn. Absolutely impressive!!!"
Howard Bonner, Wind Gap Festival Emcee and radio host,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada


"Live in Europe is a wonderful, joyous recording. I couldn't bear to do it the disservice of trying to listen and work at the same time. I'm going to drive home with it up loud where I can enjoy it with my full auditory attention. It's the kind of thing that's fresh & exciting enough to make me want to keep pickin', and spinning 'em on Saturday mornings!"
Joe Wills, WBZC FM
New Jersey, Burlington County Bluegrass Show

"Sometimes it's easy to overlook talent right under your nose. Take Amy Gallatin, the transplanted Westerner who brings a truth and a yearning to her voice that translates into real country traditionalism."
~Roger Catlin, Hartford Courant

"In times of expensive light shows and over-produced videos...Amy has tried to recapture the roots, to return to the simple yet endearing sounds of traditional country music."
~Hartford Courant

"Live in Europe is asuper album of well-chosen material, all put over really well, with beautiful crystal clear heartfelt singing plus top class high quality bluegrass music including great Dobro licks...a thoroughly appealing album..."
~Graham Hassall, host of Radio Nightingale
Rotherham, England

"To only listen to a recording of Amy is not enough; in person she radiates a friendliness that sets her apart from most other performers and enables her to really connect with her audiences."
~the late Bill Domler: CT folk venue entrepeneur, concert promoter - W. Hartford, CT

"Amy's voice is a cross between Emmylou Harris & Nanci Griffith: her songs are filled with images of tender emotions and the rugged West."
~Ed McKeon: host "Folkrama" on WWUH Radio, film documentary director/producer, music reviewer

"Three short phrases: Clear true singing, clean sweet playing, great song choices...what more could we ask?"
~Susan Forbes Hansen: host/producer NPR's "Valley Folk" - WFCR, Amherst, MA

Chicago Tribune:
"Performing in one of the many [ I.B.M.A.] showcase suites was Amy Gallatin, who unleashed her pure, silvery voice on music that ranged from bluegrass through western swing and contemporary folk, nailing each style with precision, taste and charismatic humor, and displayed a rare ability to move from sweetness to sassy grit, sometimes within a single phrase." - David Royko

FolkFare:
"Those frequenting folk and bluegrass festivals across New England have most likely encountered Amy Gallatin and her band Stillwaters. Their mix of folk, western swing, bluegrass and country sounds has made them popular with festival directors who have an ear for tight musicianship and a desire to add an eclectic musical unit to the line-up of usual suspects."

BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED MAGAZINE:
"Amy has a strong voice with an admirable range and heartfelt delivery...she chooses top-flight material."

The Hartford Courant:
"Today's big-name country artists have expensive light shows and fancy videos to play up their brand of country. While these new groups have helped make country music more 'mainstream,' they have also lost something in the process. Amy Gallatin has tried to recapture the roots of country...to return to the simple yet endearing sounds of traditional country music. Glastonbury Apple Harvest Festival coordinator Tracy Weiss says, 'People just love her. I wouldn't consider not having her!' "

The Meriden Record-Journal:
"People can understand the stories that she's singing about...she's fortunate enough to have friends out West who write good stories...not just the cowboy things, but (about) life in the Rockies.. Gallatin has a strong easy voice that floats gently atop Kevin Lynch's delicate mandolin and guitar lines."

The Danbury News-Times:
"You don't have to go far to hear what passes for country these days. In the post-Garth era...you almost forget what the real McCoy sounded like before the Dobro crossed over to mainstream...Gallatin's voice covers a broad range and is well supported on either end."

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