Search - David Maddox, Mary Hall Surface :: Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales

Cool, Clear Water

Scot Copeland | Nashville, Tennessee | 06/16/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"SING DOWN THE MOON is a lovely synthesis of music and storytelling, a piece that excites the imagination and stirs the soul. These richly textured southern tales are told with great good humor and lyric beauty. The music is pure, true, and sometimes heartbreaking. I first heard some of these stories at the feet of my Grandaddy, and listening to this work reminds me of those evenings. Its just the way my Grandaddy would have told 'em . . . if he'd been a poet, and a composer, and if he'd had a few terrific actors and a genuine old-time band in his living room.SING DOWN THE MOON is something rare and true, my friends - a long, cool drink of springwater. You may not know you're thirsty for it, but you'll recognize the empty spot it fills once you commence to drinkin'."

Magic for Young and Old

Megan Ann Rasmussen | Fruit Heights, Utah USA | 07/28/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mary Hall Surface and David Maddox have done it again! They take familar and not-so familar tales and magically weave them into a delightful collection of stories. The music is cleaver and the lyrics creative. Characters come alive with rich voices and personalities. I put the CD in my car and before long both me and my husband were singing the songs of Jack and the Beanstalk and all the others. Truly fun! You've got to hear it!"

Fresh Voices tell Tales

Megan Ann Rasmussen | 07/19/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"David Maddox and Mary Hall Surface have done a fine job. The storytelling and the music worked their magic with this listener and her grandsons."