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"Heartfelt and brilliant" 
--  AMG All Music Guide 

"This is an album that puts itself among the other great poetic works of our generation" 
 --Independent Songwriter Magazine 

"This is a beautifully crafted and melodic CD" 
-- Boston Soundcheck Magazine 

"His style is unadorned, melancholy, intelligent, most tunes featuring an arrangement of guitar with a flourish of harmonica, mandolin, slide guitar, organ, or melodica. Although this CD bears a resemblance to Springsteen's Nebraska, Flannery is more poetic and expresses a wider range of emotions." 
-- Primavera Records Songwriter Boutique 

 "Without doubt one of the best examples of the quality that is possible when people stand on their own two feet (with a little help from friends) and ignore the machinations of chasing the bigger companies. (These songs) show a depth of knowledge of the folk/ blues heritage on both sides of the Atlantic. Smashing stuff. He's already struck gold on this disc and you should dig it out." 
 --Flyin' Shoes 

"Modest in tone, wry, and creatively voiced.......listening to Flannery work through his clever, heartfelt, and sometimes melancholy songs ("Blame It On the Death of Charles Kuralt", "Pettigrew"), one is taken by the focus that he brings to his craft. That is what he practices and gracefully presents -- the art of writing and recording concise, well-developed, and personal folk songs." 
 --RoundSound 

"'Song About a Train' will make an excellent addition to anyone's collection of contemporary singer/songwriters. This is music that deserves to find an audience." 
 --Sound Bytes

".....a sharp debut CD. Flannery has a lot to say about the merits of the unspectacular, small town life and the interwoven lives of the inhabitants, and he does it well. One of the best of 1998." 
-- Kevin's Celtic & Folk Music CD Reviews
 

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