Acacia Lyra Reviews

"This CD gets off to a good start with a very attractive cover. Put it on and you won't be disappointed. Lovely warm, sensitive singing and tasteful, accomplished harp playing. The enjoyment with which these two musicians perform is infectious. You are in for a treat."
Mary O'Hara, harpist and singer

"Susan and Janine's music is a beautiful melding of voices, instruments and spirit. A true friendship in music."
Sharlene Wallace, harpist

"...A delightful, multi-layered musical offering...Not satisfied with keeping their fingers busy, [Janine and Susan] sing on 13 of the album’s 18 tracks. What most strikes one, on first and subsequent listening, is the multi-dimensions of the album. They have lavished great care and thought equally on 'new' and 'old'... Layering is also to be found in the use of languages. [Their songs] in French, Gaelic, Spanish and Welsh are presented with an elegance and ease that make us think Janine and Susan have included English just to humour us..."
Ian Hepburn, Artistic Director, Music Alive! Concert Series

"The arrangements of traditional tunes and songs, with a number of guest instrumentalists, and the fine singing, made for a very enjoyable recording."
Dean Verger, Rasputins Folk Cafe

"...the passion and joy really comes through..."
Lucile Brais Hildesheim, harpist

"C'est un premier CD d'une grande qualité...arrangements bien équilibrés, un jeu impeccable...Ecouter ce disque, c'est ouvrir un écrin pour y découvrir un bijou ancien: on est transporté dans un autre temps, un autre lieu, au coin de l'âtre, à la lueur des chandelles. Envoûtant."
Robin Grenon/J. Topouzian, Harpissimo Quebec

"The choice of folk music keeps your feet on some ancestral, and even earthy ground, and at the same time, the harps and their voices lend it a heavenly grace. I loved the concert!"
Denise Chong, award-winning Canadian author

"Acacia Lyra provided an evening of first class musical travel with trips to Latin America, Britain and across Canada. The music was performed with confidence, ability and an obvious love of their musical journey. A very fine show."
Arthur McGregor, The Ottawa Folklore Centre