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“Jude is the true embodiment of that great song crafting skill, sincerity and honesty, and she always bears a true homage to the classic songwriters yet always holds her own in that very pantheon.” – Dave Keary, (guitarist for Van Morrison)
“With Guy Clark gone, it looks like Johnstone is set to take his place as America’s best well known hidden treasure.” – Chris Spector, Midwest Record
“Johnstone is a writer who understands how an inversion here, an augmentation there, can add emotional nuance to a piano part. She appreciates every color where some songwriters only use the primary ones.” – Charles Donovan, Pop Matters
“Jude Johnstone is not yet a musical household name, she sure as hell should be.” – Henry Carrigan, No Depression
“Turning emotional pain into art is a tricky business. Sometimes I wonder if the end result is worth it. Jude Johnstone makes a good case that it is.” – Rodney Crowell
“There are certain artists whose songs go so deep it’s like they’re heart surgeons…Jude Johnstone has been able to do all that, and more, for so many years, it’s almost like she has a patent on it.”- Bill Bentley, The Morton Report
“Jude Johnstone’s ability to fashion the stuff of life-seasoned emotions into handsomely crafted, lyrically attractive song fare is as remarkable as it is reliable” – Duane Verh, Roots Music
“…could be one of the best things you hear this year!” – Mike Davies, Folking.com
“…She’s patently a master at capturing the heart’s dark and desperate moments, just as she’s capable of encouraging belief in its resurrection.”
– Mike Davies, Roots and Branches/The Beat
“Jude’s fertility, in regards to songwriting, is truly awe inspiring.” – Bonnie Raitt