Reviews for Far from Home
"Traditional and contemporary Scottish tunes skillfully played on flatpicked guitar with bluesy accompaniment. This album will please anyone who enjoys the guitar playing of Dick Gaughan, Tony McManus, Soig Siberil or Arty McGlynn" - Folk Roots Magazine
"It is a box of delights....A splendid album" - Iain Anderson, BBC Radio Scotland.
"An exposition of fleet-fingered flatpicking" - Scotland on Sunday
"Superb" - RTE Radio 1
"Far from Home is a delight" - BBC Radio nan Gael
"Carnie is an incredibly talented musician" - The UK Guitar Show
"The music swings like a cat" - The Scotsman
"Very fine playing" - Robbie Shepherd, BBC Radio Scotland
"Wonderful clean flatpicking... An excellent player" - Frank Henessey, BBC Radio Wales
"A rather excellent album" - Scots Blues News
"A talented guitarist" - Acoustic Magazine
"Its good listening" - Rock'n'Reel Magazine
"Scotland's answer to Arty McGlynn..." Rick Stuart, Pure107.8FM
"Cracking debut album from John Carnie" - Celtic Chords
"Superb flat-picking jigs and reels on the acoustic guitar with a slightly jazzy swing" - Music Scotland.Com
"Album of the Week - Sept 2009" - Celtic Music Radio
"Carnie is an excellent Guitarist" - Living Tradition Magazine
'People and Songs of the Sea' CD released on the Greentrax lable in 2009.
'The Shaalds of Foulla" track from Far from Home was included on the above album. The CD reflects the rich cultural heritage of Scotland's fishing. The album has won several awards.
"Scottish label supreme, Greentrax scores yet again with a brilliant piece of work.....make no mistake this is a gorgeous album.... Bottom line and inarguable this is a brilliant album of tunes and songs" - LiveIreland.com
"Traditional and contemporary Scottish tunes skillfully played on flatpicked guitar with bluesy accompaniment. This album will please anyone who enjoys the guitar playing of Dick Gaughan, Tony McManus, Soig Siberil or Arty McGlynn" - Folk Roots Magazine
"It is a box of delights....A splendid album" - Iain Anderson, BBC Radio Scotland.
"An exposition of fleet-fingered flatpicking" - Scotland on Sunday
"Superb" - RTE Radio 1
"Far from Home is a delight" - BBC Radio nan Gael
"Carnie is an incredibly talented musician" - The UK Guitar Show
"The music swings like a cat" - The Scotsman
"Very fine playing" - Robbie Shepherd, BBC Radio Scotland
"Wonderful clean flatpicking... An excellent player" - Frank Henessey, BBC Radio Wales
"A rather excellent album" - Scots Blues News
"A talented guitarist" - Acoustic Magazine
"Its good listening" - Rock'n'Reel Magazine
"Scotland's answer to Arty McGlynn..." Rick Stuart, Pure107.8FM
"Cracking debut album from John Carnie" - Celtic Chords
"Superb flat-picking jigs and reels on the acoustic guitar with a slightly jazzy swing" - Music Scotland.Com
"Album of the Week - Sept 2009" - Celtic Music Radio
"Carnie is an excellent Guitarist" - Living Tradition Magazine
'People and Songs of the Sea' CD released on the Greentrax lable in 2009.
'The Shaalds of Foulla" track from Far from Home was included on the above album. The CD reflects the rich cultural heritage of Scotland's fishing. The album has won several awards.
"Scottish label supreme, Greentrax scores yet again with a brilliant piece of work.....make no mistake this is a gorgeous album.... Bottom line and inarguable this is a brilliant album of tunes and songs" - LiveIreland.com
