Finnigan's use of the tonal palette of his 6-string creates aural images that are at the
same time warm and inviting, and dark and complex. It's like a picture of life within a song: beauty tinged with sorrow at unexpected
places.
- Kirk Albrecht, Minor 7th
...an exceptionally good-sounding record...
it sounds like Finnigan and his instrument
are right there in the room. Nice work.
- Alexander Varty, The Georgia Straight
Canadian Folk Music Award Nomination for Best
Instrumentalist - Solo. "Les Finnigan, one jawdroppingly
fine acoustic guitar player, is a regular
busker at Granville Island. This is a re-recording of
his first album from 1997 - he's made four more
since - played with a decade's worth of
woodshedding behind it." - John P. McLaughlin, The Province
This is Les Finnigan's most dynamic album to date. The compositions contain equal amounts of emotion and intellect and the performances have a perfect balance of precision and excitement. - "He's very good and, on his fifth indie release, just getting better and more inventive." - John P. McLaughlin, The Province
Western Canadian Music Award Nomination for Outstanding Instrumental Recording. "Once released from the constraints of standard guitar tuning a player with good ears and hands can make amazing music, something Vancouver guitarist Les Finnigan has clearly figured out. His fingers don't just play, they dance." - John P. McLaughlin, The Province
This album features some of Finnigan's most relaxing and meditative compositions, with the exception of the hit (two-handed tapping piece), "The Woodcutter". - "Finnigan specializes in pretty guitar tunes that could tame such savage beasts." - Steve Newton, The Georgia Straight
"There's nothing more naked than a guitar alone, and in this live recording from the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver-based picker Les Finnigan offers himself up unadorned. It's a brave move, and a successful one...Finnigan stands revealed as a gifted stylist and perhaps an even more talented composer." - Alexander Varty, The Georgia Straight