Bluegrass Today.com
I DRAW SLOW : REDHILLS (Pinecastle US)
Pinecastle has signed Irish string band I Draw Slow to the label, and will release their Redhills album on August 7. Their music is an interesting mix of American and Irish folk styles, blending the traditional music of both cultures with a contemporary Americana/Celtic sensibility…
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Martin Anderson’s Top 10 of 2012
I DRAW SLOW : REDHILLS (Pinecastle US)
(NO. 2 Pick of the Year) I Draw Slow – Redhills (Pinecastle) …. An absolutely beautiful blend of old-time/Appalachian arrangements behind well-crafted lyrics and melodies. Hard to believe they’re from Ireland, but if you listen…
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Folk Alley’s Best of 2012 – Jim Blum’s Top Picks of the Year
I DRAW SLOW : REDHILLS (Pinecastle US)
(NO. 1 Pick of the Year) I Draw Slow – ‘Redhills’ — Kind of bizarre name, but this group doesn’t need to do make anything up to draw attention to them. Most obviously defined as an old time string band, I Draw Slow is all acoustic,…
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HotPress
I DRAW SLOW : REDHILLS (own label) ****
A Greener Shade of Bluegrass
I Draw Slow are an Irish five-piece who have conjured a brand of indie bluegrass that fits impeccably into the traditional American canon, while also bearing a stamp all their own. It’s a good trick if you can pull it off…
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The Irish Times
I DRAW SLOW : Redhills : No label ***
As befitting their name, Irish string band I Draw Slow have taken their time before releasing their second album. Their debut, Downside , a winning combination of novel narrative touches and Appalachian and Irish music influences…
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The Metro Herald
I DRAW SLOW : Redhills : No label ****
If they hailed from South Carolina say, rather than south Dublin, Americana five piece I Draw Slow would probably be fielding requests from big record labels and playing on Garrison Keillor’s radio show. In Ireland though, alt-country acts …
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Folk Radio UK.com
I Draw Slow – Redhills by Alex on 7 June, 2011
The Irish based five-piece outfit I Draw Slow are no newcomer to Folk Radio UK. We were first introduced to them when they sent us a demo a few of years ago. They were great then but their latest release ‘Redhill’ raises the stakes of their musicianship to the roof!…
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2 You I Bestow
I Draw Slow – Redhills [12 out of 12]
I adore this charming Bluegrass album with a passion I reserve for a chosen few. I Draw Slow should be megastars in Ireland because of ‘Redhills’…
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Americana-UK.com
I DRAW SLOW : DOWNSIDE : No label ****
It comes as something of a shock to discover that five piece I Draw Slow are Irish, as they have that contemporary roots/Americana sound down to a tee….
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Lonesome Highway .com
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Sometimes I think there is a whole I Draw Slow world existing in a parallel universe. It is inhabited by rounders, bounders, charming outlaws…
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