Press & Reviews
- “Imagine the stinging gutbucket-blues guitar skills of a Chris Whitley contrasted with the quavering and quirky vocal tics of a Victoria Williams, then toss out any pretense of sticking to a genre.” —Bill Frost, City Weekly
- “‘Damn These Plates’ starts out with a deliciously simple, blues-based folk that is rich with layers of depth . . . each layer peeled away reveals more soul and lyrics embedded in the folklore of Americana.” —Rebecca Vernon, SLUG Magazine
- “Bluesy riffs, literate lyrics, and fine musicianship.” —Steve Connor, KRCL radio
- “Trace Wiren scores high marks with ‘Damn These Plates,’ a sad/happy, introspective and fun album — with a touch of the blues — that shows off her wonderful guitar skills and a quavery voice that recalls Sheryl Crow. It grows with every listen, the mark of a quality recording.” —Martin Renzhofer, Salt Lake Tribune
- “I was so pleased to finally have a CD that is just Trace . . . her unique voice and instrument playing made me fan long ago.” —Donna Land, KRCL Radio
- “Johnny’s Café” revue in Haiku: Roots, bacon, and eggs / Six-string mama strikes again / Sweet heartbreak and twang.” —Bill Frost, City Weekly
- “I’ve been digging your record since it got here. I’m struck by your vocal phrasing . . . Every now and then it turns in on itself and ducks and tucks in surprise.” —Martha Bourne, Nash Records
- “There’s nothing that turns me on more than a girl who can play banjo. Well, except a gifted singer/songwriter. Trace Wiren is hot!” —Kathy Belge, lesbianlife.about.com
- “Trace incorporates everything from swampy resonator guitar to Ani DiFranco style raveups, with detours into quasi-electronica and burly, no-frills rock n’ roll. In an era of tightly controlled radio playlists, such diversity is both surprising and welcome.” —Barry Scholl,Catalyst Magazine
- “Trace’s sound is funky, exhilarating, and instantly infectious. She’s got hooks, twists, a sly sense of humor, and a ton of sultry soul. This music will rock you from your soles to your solar plexus, radiating warm light up into your happy mind.” —Marc Polonsky, author, The Poetry Reader’s Toolkit
- “A talented originating artist.” —Tay Haines, Utah Arts Council
