gren bartley
“One to really look out for…” - Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2
“As an acoustic finger-picking guitar and banjo player he has few
if any equals in his age group; as an acoustic rooted-in-folk writer he's
developing an alarmingly good canon of work" - R2 Magazine
“Gren’s soft voice and guitar skills had the audience sat in mesmerised silence” - Bright Young Folk at Frome Festival 2012
“Typical and brilliant is the lament....” - Bristol Evening Post
“What a great talent Gren Bartley is!” - Hugh Crabtree (Feast of Fiddles)
“A stunning album that will no doubt further Gren’s reputation as a fine guitarist and
extraordinarily good songwriter.” - Northern Sky (Allan Wilkinson)
“Gren has made an excellent debut with his record and proved himself to be a fine songwriter as well as a skilled interpreter of other people’s songs” - Folking.com (Dai Jeffries)
“Having a honed vocal talent is a must for any folk artist and Gren has that in droves” - Morning Star (Will Stone)
"A phenomenal young guitarist and singer.... This chap is definitely going to
set the acoustic world alight" - The Real Music Club
"Beautiful, beautiful playing" - Genevieve Tudor, BBC Radio
"Very accomplished guitar playing.... fabulous drive to the music.
Lovely to listen to - great stuff." - John Kirkpatrick
“a game changing album” – FATEA magazine
“Bartley’s songwriting and performing style has found a perfect point mid-Atlantic, English tunes with American folk and blues melded into something new and wonderful.” - Spiral Earth