"[They] are both Scots, but Read has been Brooklyn based for some time (...), she wanting her fiddle playing to step back from the swirling and swooping virtuosity of her homeland, seeking to find a more homespun earthiness. Starkey is a banjo player from Edinburgh with a similar aim, to cut all the excess back, to reveal the pure core of melody intrinsic to a tune ... Out of fashion, out of style, out of trend, this record shouldn't really succeed. But it does, on the back of the clear good-natured enjoyment of it all, good vibes indeed, of the performers and their stellar performances".