"Parke’s songs are charming, brief, simple, supple and salon-sweet. They’re attractively lyrical and in no way combative. Rather,they’re the product of an imagination that’s effortlessly communicative. She cleverly varies her piano patterns, whether striding confidently or suffused with Irish folkloric spirit ... Though they’re as concise as Parke’s, Joan Trimble’s songs employ a more sophisticated palette. In The County Mayothe songs are varied, and contrasted strongly, whether athletically fiery, full of bardic melancholy or exuding a rich folkloric sense, complete with exuberant flourishes. It’s an exciting and concise example of her art ... Carolyn Dobbin and Iain Burnside explore the song’s charms – whether winsome or jaunty – with a proper appreciation of theirstatus. Nothing is over-inflated, but neither do they play up the faery elements either. Pianist Ingrid Sawers accompaniesTrimble’s The County Mayo very adeptly. The recording in Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh has been sensitively balanced and as in their last album, Calen-O, Dobbin and Burnside are adroit explorers of Ulster’s recent musical past"

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