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The best singer-songwriter you've never heard!
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| Sometimes you just know. I first heard Terence Martin sing on a sunny summer day in a magical setting, the garden behind Will Tressler's barn in Easton during his legendary annual folk happening. Tressler has been holding these get-togethers, a must for area musicians, since the 1960s, and music gets made all over the property. Those first two songs were played in a glade for an audience of exactly three: my bassoon-playing friend Richard Epstein, my 8-year-old daughter Maya, and me. And from that very first note I knew I was in the presence of a major artist. -more- | |
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"Martin manages the rare trick of evoking regret without getting stuck in self-pity or reproach. The road not taken still seems to hold beauty." - Daniel Gewertz, Boston Herald - |
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“Terence Martin has
a magnificent ability to express emotions and feelings poetically and then
deliver them carefully wrapped musically.” |
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| “ A published poet, Martin displays a remarkable talent to
view a situation through a unique prism and then turn a phrase and paint a
picture that other songwriters can only wish for and dream about. For those who
are elated by the magic conjured up by wizards with words, Terence Martin and
this CD are for you”. - Kevin McCarthy, Folk Music Reviews, January 2003 - |
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| “Terence Martin is more than a craftsman. His voice, and the lyrics and
rhythms of his songs echo in your head long after." - Marilyn Rea Beyer, Music director, WUMB - |
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| "It comes as no surprise that songwriter Terence Martin is also a poet.
Martin's songs are poetic in structure, sketching out pointed observations of
the world around him." - Dirty Linen, August 2001 - |
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Terence Martin has a great acoustic/folk/pop style that leaves you breathless
after just the first few songs. As I expected, the lyrics were great and
presented that inspiring storylike feel. Terence creates a tapestry of great
imagery with his music. You can almost see your version of the video in your
mind. The acoustic guitar seems to reach out and grab a hold of you, while the
subtle background instruments create a fill that makes the music seem larger
than life. I'm always happy to review music of this quality. Terence Martin has
that tone of his voice that pulled me into each song. I've reviewed a lot of
folk music over the years, but I can't think of anyone who I simply loved to
listen to more than this music and this artist. If you're an Americana/Folk
style music fan, this is definitely an album that will not disappoint. - Michael Allison , THEGLOBALMUSE.COM - |
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Terence Martin's credentials as a symphony bassist, touring
rock musician, and poet converge persuasively in this collection of original
folk-based material. Accompanied by acoustic fingerpicking, harmonica,
mandolin, bass, and accordion, Martin's voice and delivery bear comparison
to Greg Brown, Gordon Lightfoot, and Richie Havens. Martin's emotive lyrics
stand out as studies in the use of telling detail, twists on familiar
phrases, and crystalline imagery to evoke experiences along life's thorny
path. "The Way It Didn't Go," recounting the moving particulars of a love
affair that never happened ("I saw a child / Who might have had our name /
He passed me in a crowd / Just the other day"), and "Sky the Wrong Color,"
simultaneously describing one morning and the entire life of a devoted
couple, epitomize the way Martin effectively matches language with musical
phrase on this thoughtfully crafted CD. (Good Dog,
www.martinsongs.com) |
