“One of this country’s finest singer-songwriters.” “You might imagine the folks at the record label shoving a contract at her halfway through hearing the first song.” “Amelia Curran could very well be a poet, as her lyrical perception borders on unmasked vulnerability and contemplative wistfulness.” “Amelia Curran is a singer from St. John's whose voice has the sound of faith and experience.”
"Scattered and Small," "You Won't Find Me" and "All the Ladies" are just about the best trio of songs you're going to hear.” “You may not have heard of her yet, but Amelia Curran is Newfoundland’s next great female songwriter and her latest album proves it. Amelia Curran’s latest CD, War Brides, is one of those intimate gems of an album that you have to discover for yourself. There isn’t a big publicity machine forcing it down your throat, and it’s an album you have to seek to find. One thing that is very clear upon listening to it is that you realize that Curran, a St. John’s native now based in Nova Scotia, creates music that is instantly satisfying, and in a world full of folk singers, Curran’s music is a cut above.”
“Curran is certainly skilled; over the past six years she’s released a string of CDs illustrating an enviable songwriting prowess, both for haunting melodies that immediately get stuck in the brain and insightful, incisive lyrics that always cut to the heart of the equation.” “Maybe you’ll get lucky and pick the right place on the right night. In my case it was the Rose and Thistle on Water Street Aug. 5. A performer – Amelia Curran – and her small band of superb musicians, held us all spellbound with their talent and their quiet, confident brilliance. I will never forget the image of a waitress standing, a case of empties in her arms, lost in the music.” |
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