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Celebrity Cafe
"Backs to the Wall is an eclectic mix of the familiar and the slightly exotic. Reminiscent of great musicians like Bob Dylan and the Beatles, Gillen & Turk are both poets and political commentators, and their statements are framed by top-notch playing and original instrumentation." Read the entire article here
"Backs to the Wall is an eclectic mix of the familiar and the slightly exotic. Reminiscent of great musicians like Bob Dylan and the Beatles, Gillen & Turk are both poets and political commentators, and their statements are framed by top-notch playing and original instrumentation." Read the entire article here C.J. Trent
Monterey County Herald Go! June 12-18, 2008
Laid back folk rockers with soulful songwriting, beautiful harmonies and skillful guitar (and sometimes mandolin) finesse.
Laid back folk rockers with soulful songwriting, beautiful harmonies and skillful guitar (and sometimes mandolin) finesse.
Duluth News Tribune The Wave May 29, 2008
Singin' some social commentary
Fred Gillen and Matt Turk sing folk music that rests on commitment. They sing a lot of social-commentary songs. They're young, but their politics are those of the first generation of politicized folk singers. The music needs no apology, they're fine musicians.
Singin' some social commentary
Fred Gillen and Matt Turk sing folk music that rests on commitment. They sing a lot of social-commentary songs. They're young, but their politics are those of the first generation of politicized folk singers. The music needs no apology, they're fine musicians.
Acoustic Live March 2008
About Gillen & Turk, Richard Cucarro says "Two folk-rock musicians had travelled almost parallel paths to arrive at the same destination. Their rafter-raising shout-outs for peace and social justice combine influences from Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. How they got there speaks to their foundations, their integrity and their gritty determination as well as their talent." Read the entire article here: http://www.acousticlive.com/mar.9.htm
When solo artists team up, it's really....rockin'
BY MATT SARTWELL
THE JOURNAL NEWS
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
read the entire article here.
BY MATT SARTWELL
THE JOURNAL NEWS
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
read the entire article here.
"The protest fire of Woody Guthrie with a GenX beat."
-Bryan Baker, Gajoob
Turk, a songwriting 'balladeer,'
BY JAMES O'ROURKE FOR THE JOURNAL NEWS
Friday, April 6, 2007
"To say that Turk's music has one distinctive feel would be
impossible. At times his music is highly introspective and folksy,
yet for the most part, his tunes are well-crafted rock songs that are
impossible not to relate to on some level." Read more here.
BY JAMES O'ROURKE FOR THE JOURNAL NEWS
Friday, April 6, 2007
"To say that Turk's music has one distinctive feel would be
impossible. At times his music is highly introspective and folksy,
yet for the most part, his tunes are well-crafted rock songs that are
impossible not to relate to on some level." Read more here.
"Gillen's music has an earthy, straw-like smell for your ears. It has the grazing touch of a brick wall against the back of your hand. It has very ball- point- pen- on- blue- lined- paper written lyrics. It is honest and quirky."
-- Craig Gilbert, New Haven Advocate
Joe Viglione on RollingStone.com said: "As the late Lillian Roxon raved about the young and relatively unknown Jackson Browne in her book Rock Encyclopedia back in 1969, Matt Turk may strike you as just as talented a find.""Pure, honest, acoustic folk storytelling with a gritty edge."
--Jennifer Layton, Indiemusic.com