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"Martin's tunes provide
the perfect vehicle for his well crafted words…
The effectiveness of his songs lie in their very
simplicity."
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Stringybark & Greenhide
- Australia
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"Superbly written
songs…..Martin Curtis presents another alternative to the music of New Zealand
- music that is unlikely to get any airplay on commercial radio stations,
and yet thoroughly deserves to."
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The Press - Christchurch,
N.Z.
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""Curtis finds the very
essence of New Zealand."
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The West Australian - Perth
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"New Zealand
is a beautiful land of bewildering contrasts. Drive through Christchurch
and you could be in the heart of Southern England.
Head south-west and you're in the Scottish glens, with Switzerland just next door and Norway a
few miles beyond. One minute it's all so familiar, the next you're trying
to read the stars in a totally strange sky and the moon is upside
down…Martin Curtis's own songs embody this feeling of closeness and
distance, of Europeans uprooted to seek a new life on the opposite side of
the world. He sings of times past and present, from the days of the Gin
& Raspberry mine to the battles of the Nineties. He has added hilarious
bush poems and old New
Zealand songs...to create a fascinating,
captivating repertoire."
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South Wales Echo - Cardiff, UK
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"Martin Curtis sings the vocals in a pleasing true-toned
voice. The music must be given high ranking."
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Otago Daily Times - N.Z.
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"Martin's songs fit into the scenery - his pieces are
weathered and comfortable, sounding as though they have been around longer
than they have. You find yourself humming these songs after just a couple
of plays, and a day or two later curse the ones
that won't go away."
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Taplas - Cardiff,
UK
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"Priscilla Herdman presented
excellent contemporary folk songs by Australian Eric Bogle,
Canadian Stan Rogers
and New Zealander
Martin
Curtis. These songs boast a classic folk simplicity and are easy enough
to pick up so that most of the audience spontaneously joined in the
choruses."
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New York Times
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