"Her melodies are the aural equivalent of smoky, tantalizing aromas emanating from a soul kitchen"

"Discovering her music is like finding a treasure... "The Boston Globe"

" thick as molasses voice gets under your skin in all the right ways."

"Her use of exquisite voice control and delicacy despite her underlying operatic power is simply breathtaking."

" ...earth mother voice that she pours into unexpectedly sensitive blends of folk, jazz, blues and funk." The New York Times

"A musical family dynasty, the likes of which we might not see again for decades."

"Sloan Wainwright, whose regal voice could fell a redwood." The Boston Globe