'A Picaresque Adventure' **** The Irish Times, 2010

'Adventurous and Absorbing' **** The List, 2010

Radio Kennedy is never Static' **** The Scotsman, 2010

‘Stunning Irish-Scottish traditional music with a twist’ ****
Maverick, 2010

'Peerless playing of traditional Celtic music. Hugely Recommended'
The Musician, UK MU Magazine, 2010

"impressive" - Fanfare Ciocarlia/Nuala Kennedy’s New Shoes ****
~ The Scotsman, Jan 08

"a real beauty…original and highly accomplished…"
~ SCOTLAND on SUNDAY

"A Dazzling debut. She is not only an exceptional interpreter of
the tradition: her own tunes glisten with freshness."
~ The IRISH TIMES

"upbeat, lightfilled..utterly beguiling"
~ SONGLINES MUSIC MAGAZINE Oct 2007

"The musicianship throughout is superb… a most impressive debut"
~ HOTPRESS

"warm and brilliant…..articulate and accomplished music’"
~ ROGUE Magazine – Album of the Month

"In these new shoes, worn exceedingly proudly, Nuala and her crew can't seem to put a foot wrong…"
~ NETRHYTHMS October 2007

"…immense talent and experience... outstanding and highly recommended"
~ IRISH MUSIC MAGAZINE

"Kennedy's voice is iridescent; her flute and whistle performances, unearthly….Each track is luscious, exceptional and soul-satisfying. Savor each one"
~ PHILADELPHIA IRISH NEWS

"Nuala Kennedy is an all-round musician par excellence… her voice is as luminous as her flute and whistle playing. She imbues the album with a freshness that’s palpable"
~ RHYTHMS MAGAZINE, AUSTRALIA

"an energetic sound that is pervasive throughout"
~ FOLK AND ACOUSTIC MUSIC EXCHANGE

"the very musical presentation of a catchy repertoire in a contemporary ensemble context"
~ JOURNAL OF MUSIC, IRELAND

"The New Shoes…keeps tradition close at hand but tosses convention to the wind."
~ BOSTON IRISH HERALD

"sár cheoltóirí ag seinm…../top class musicians play…."
~ THE IRISH NEWS

"These shoes may be new, but they’re a great fit"
~ SING OUT FOLK SONG MAGAZINE

"an excellent composer, but also a highly skilled and sympathetic interpreter of contemporary and traditional Celtic material"
~ ALL MUSIC REVIEW

"A Gem of an album, with fabulous flute and voice leading the way"
~ WWW.MUSICSCOTLAND.COM

"The New Shoes - 'A real beauty'"
~ June 07 Scotland On Sunday

" The New Shoes is a marvel… ineffably lovely."
~ June 07, www.rambles.net

"Nuala Kennedy is an all-round musician par excellence… her voice is as luminous as her flute and whistle playing. She imbues the album with a freshness that’s palpable"
~ June 07, Rhythms Magazine (Australia).

“…immense talent and experience... rich, deep texture- outstanding and highly recommended – Alex Monaghan, Irish Music Magazine"
~ The Irish Music Magazine

' New Shoes and a New Album from Nuala Kennedy by Robert McMillan, "
~ The IRISH NEWS May 2007

' A Dazzling debut. She is not only an exceptional interpreter of
the tradition: her own tunes glisten with freshness."
~ The IRISH TIMES May 2007

'The musicianship throughout is superb… a most impressive debut'
~ HOTPRESS May 2007

'An excellent composer, but also a highly skilled and sympathetic  interpreter of contemporary and traditional Celtic material' 
All Music Review - www.allmusic.com May 07
~ All Music Review

"Kennedy's voice is iridescent; her flute and whistle
performances, unearthly… Each track is luscious, exceptional and soul-satisfying. Savor each one"
~ Philadelphia Daily News May 2007

"bright and rhythmic, percussively accented playing…a voice of luminous clarity"
 ~ The Herald

"accomplished and highly regarded"
~ Irish Music Magazine 2002

"a masterful skill on wooden flute and whistles"
~ The Scotsman

"one of the leading flute players in the UK with her buoyant personality and wonderful blend of Irish and Scottish influences"
~ Boxwood Flute Festival 2005

"Such a rare and beautiful voice is hard to forget"
~ High-Arts Review 2005