Piper's Crow
"An all-star Celtic band.....Certainly the quartet's mix of jigs, slides and hornpipes is infectious, frisky, expert and crowd-pleasing.....Old World dance music energy, haunting traditional balladry and room-filling greatpipe duets." - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A local quartet of dazzling virtuosos, Piper's Crow play a treasure trove of jigs, reels, and hornpipes from the far-flung outposts of the Celts. Their approach is bristling with energy and distinquished by dynamic interplay, especially the undulating, intertwined lines fashioned by Dick Hensold and Laura MacKenzie on various bagpipes and reeds. Zack Kline's fiddle darts in and out, too, while Karen Mueller's guitar and bouzouki add propulsion." - City Pages "A" List
In the "Best of 2007" edition of City Pages, Piper's Crow garnered the title "Best Acoustic Performer":
"Although all four members of this phenomenal Celt band have myriad projects going at any particular time, it is in Piper's Crow that they appear to shine most brightly. The group's ensemble play on their eponymous album (issued in early 2006) is often breathtaking, an exotic assortment of bagpipes and other wind instruments conspiring with guitar, fiddle, and Laura MacKenzie's lovely voice. Each Crow can be counted. Dick Hensold is a master piper with an exquisite touch. Violinist Zack Kline plays sprightly lines, sometimes with a jazz inflection. Karen Mueller provides earthy drive on guitar and bouzouki. And MacKenzie, when not singing, enriches the lush melodies on flute, concertina, and more pipes. Together, the acoustic quartet twist around each other with empathetic agility, feeding off one another's ideas." - City Pages, Best of 2007 edition
"The local Celtic quartet Piper's Crow has quietly emerged as an outstanding traditional ensemble, distinguished by a wide-ranging repertoire, a rich understanding of roots, and a willingness to venture far afield with spirited innovations. There's brilliant play all around: Laura MacKenzie's wondrous voice and various pipes and flutes, Karen Mueller's guitar and bouzouki, Zack Kline's fiddle, and Dick Hensold's pipes and assorted curiousities." - City Pages "A" List
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PIPER'S CROW: www.piperscrow.com