Entertainment Weekly (12/28/01, p.138) - Ranked #5 "Album of the Year" in EW's "Best of 2001".
Entertainment Weekly (1/26/01, p.100) - "...A buoyant work that effortlessly conjures both past and present..." - Rating: A
Alternative Press (4/01, pp.67-8) - 4 out of 5 - "...Bewitching....charmingly cohesive....Her formidable, soulful voice is much of the reason this album works..."
No Depression (3-4/01, p.113) - "...Throws together styles and genres that could be a difficult mix. Instead, Carthy makes it utterly beguiling, and ends up with an early contender for year-end best-of lists..."
Personnel includes: Eliza Carthy (vocals, acoustic & tenor guitar, violin, octave violin, viola, keyboards, bass); Van Dyke Parks, Martin Carthy (piano); Leland Sklar (bass).