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Quotes
"... (The Weedkiller's Daughter is) gorgeously romantic." -Roch Parisien, allmusic

"John Lombardo and Mary Ramsey have forged the type of musical partnership most musicians only dream about. Pairing Lombardo's lilting, folk-based melodies with Ramsey's heart-rending voice and world-class violin playing, the duo's recordings and concerts recall the finest folk-fusion efforts of the 1960s and '70s, including seminal works by bands like Fairport Convention and the Strawbs." -Buffalo News

"(The Pinwheel Galaxy, four stars) ...the combined effect is one of warm, uncluttered beauty." -Buffalo News

"Ms. Ramsey's voice is a gem, as well as her viola talents."
-Michael Zabrodsky, Jamestown Post-Journal

"(Mary Ramsey's) vocals are light and soothing." -Anthony Violanti, Buffalo News

"John is John Lombardo, once... guitarist and chief tunesmith for 10,000 Maniacs... Mary is Mary Ramsey, a singer and violinist with an almost inhumanly rich, warm, angelic voice." -Dave Jennings, Melody Maker

"That John Lombardo is one of the very great tunesmiths and guitarists of our age is a secret destined to be passed around like some indiscernible antique curio in years to come." -Peter Paphides, Melody Maker

"...sensitive, thoughtful, and talented... Mary's voice is convivial yet full of deep feeling, while John's is conversational, homespun, and honest." -Stereo Review

"Mary Ramsey's voice has the kind of stiletto lightness that stops the heart dead, and Lombardo's guitar spirals round it like... like those birds in Disney cartoons that fly around with ribbons in their beaks." -Graham Linkhan, London Select

"(Victory Gardens, four stars) An exceptional debut." -New Musical Express

"The Weedkiller's Daughter is a garden of shimmering delights, with Mr. Lombardo's 12-string and Ms. Ramsey's sweet vocals, viola and violin often joined by a pleasing melange of instruments..." -Howard Pousner, Atlanta Journal Atlanta Constitution

"Weedkiller's Daughter showcases Ramsey's exquisite, demurely dusky voice - a haunting, seductive instrument that evokes both Natalie Merchant and Linda Thompson. (Four Stars)." -Kevin Ransom, The Detroit News and Free Press

"John and Mary - a musical marriage made in heaven." -Gillfish, Event

"Victory Gardens is a shining debut recording." -Al Riess, Dirty Linen

"Lombardo is a fine songwriter whose adeptness at illustrating quiet desperation and rustic spirituality becomes more apparent with each listen." -Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"...John & Mary make very rich music, lush in mood and style..." -Sun Bulletin

"John and Mary draw you into their world. It's a sometimes melancholy sentimental journey, but one well worth taking." -Jeff Swager, Village View

"Ramsey’s voice... is probably the ultimate enrapturing element, clear and free, tender and warm – like a breezy summer night, which has often been a setting for her lyrics." -Matt Greenwald, Urban Tulsa Weekly