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"Ken Waldman is a unique specimen. Half beat poet and half Celtic/old-time American fiddle master, he hails from Alaska and talks and scratches his way through A Week in Eek... And as Waldman gives you odd lessons in banjo frailing or living through high school he also brings you toward a center that is both musical and ethical, toward a set of elusive but down-home truths." -Crispin Sartwell, New York Press.
"This is not your usual folk poetry. What we have is a subtle, accomplished poet who likes to play traditional fiddle tunes and wants to seduce us into listening to his poetry by playing the fiddle for us." -Lyle Lofgren, Old-Time Herald.
"Fiddler and spoken-word artist Ken Waldman lives in Anchorage, about as far as you can get without leaving the U.S., yet he's mastered the scratchy wooden tone and creek-jumping rhythm of mountain music." -Monica Kendrick, Chicago Reader.
"If you enjoy Alaska, old-time fiddle, or poetry, or even (as in my case) all three, you gotta have it!" -Jeanie Murphy, Victory Music Review, Tacoma, WA. |
"It's hard to draw an existing parallel to describe Waldman's lyrical and musical style. Imagine, instead, if you will, traditional Appalachian fiddle tunes performed alongside poetry and storytelling - all somehow related to uniquely Alaskan experiences." -Karen Auble, Cleveland Free Times.
"Ken presents timeless music with wonderful visual images of Alaska." -Tom Druckenmiller, Sing Out!
"Ken's fiddling is so fun and Andrea's banjo so clean, it's like the whole rest of the world can just stop as far as I'm concerned while the music is playing. And the poetry is fun and thoughtful. It's such a rare thing to have spoken word with old-time music. I always get calls and inquiries when I play Ken's recordings." -Rik James, Americana Backroads, KGLT-FM, Bozeman, MT.
"Waldman's poetry is for real. It's sensuous in its imagery, musical in its handling of language, clear-eyed about its subjects and themes. Thankfully he recites it well, too, and chooses the right kind of fiddle tune and instrumentation to match the poems against... As a fiddle player Waldman is strong and supple." -Tom McDonald, Victory Music Review, Tacoma, WA. |
"A wondrous, prodigious, and indescribably unique talent. . . . There's everything to like and everything to gain from this force of nature. The poetry's darn good, too." -Jean Greenwood, Lecture and Fine Arts Coordinator, UW-Marathon County, Wausau WI (October 2005).
"Poet and fiddler, or, if you please, fiddler and poet Ken Waldman combines a lyric heart with a good fiddle shuffle. His writing is singular and superbly crafted, and his playing strikes to the heart of the tune. Kudos to him for putting both poetry and traditional music in front of new audiences." -Joe Newberry, Durham, N.C. |
