“Great songs with poetic tendrils that cling…her environment as a writer is environment itself…she’s talented…”
“Freewheelin' lyrics, melodies that darted and dove like sparrows, some fine harmonica playing to boot! I had to shake off her spell… She's fantastic!”
“Whether you listen to her disc or watch her live, Lila Nelson will knock you off guard and captivate you with her incisive charm. Her slightly off-kilter melodies and rhythms are fresh and her voice has the quality of a willful child with secrets to share. She's got a clever unapologetic way with words that will steal your heart and make you come back for more. In my travels I meet a lot of talent: Lila Nelson is sitting right on the top shelf with intoxicating potential.”
“There's just no arguing with lyrics like 'Jack the Ripper was a heavy tripper and Joan of Arc she was a matriarch' or 'I used to love the smell of gasoline/ cheap date in the lamplight, doped up on kerosene/ but it's not cheap anymore, so I'm not cheap anymore...' Not only has folk/singer-songwriter Lila Nelson whittled those crafty lines and many more from the driftwood of daily life, but she sports a soaring singing voice and an artful finger-picking style to boot...”
