“One of the best contemporary singer-songwriters in Canada.”

- Estelle Klein, long-time AD, Mariposa Folk Festival

“Marie-Lynn Hammond is a wonderful Canadian singer whose work should be much better known in the U.S. Her voice and style stand out prominently in today’s sea of singers. The songs she writes are well-crafted, and she also has a sense of humor!”

- Sonny Ochs, WRPI, Troy, NY

“Skilful wordsmith...wide range of styles... Black & White and shades of grey [is] a very solid release.”

- Dirty Linen

“Marvellous voice...some of the finest Canadian songwriting of the past decade. She continues to be one of this country’s most valuable and distinctive artists.”

- Gary Cristall, founder, Vancouver Folk Music Festival

“An accomplished songwriter...music of intelligence, sensitivity, and national focus.”

- Edmonton Journal

“Hammond is no one’s copy. She is her own carefully nurtured original.”

- Globe & Mail Broadcast Week

“Witty, wordy observations...humour with heart...terrific!”

- NOW Magazine (Toronto)

Critics rave about Marie-Lynn Hammond & Vignettes

“It’s a wonderful CD...great lyrics complementing a gorgeous voice.”

- Steve Jerrett, KOPN, 89.5 FM, Columbia, MO

“The maturity in Hammond’s songwriting is reminiscent of elements of Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Judy Collins and Lisa Ekdahl.... The sound quality is exceptional.... [It] is highly recommended.”

- Norman, Oklahoma, Transcript 24 Dec 1999

Honored as #23 of the Top 40 albums on Thursday Breakfast Jam for 1999.

- Susanne Millsaps, KRCL, Salt Lake City

“Neatly crafted elegance...a very special album.... [Vignettes] deserves the attention of a major label.”

- Vancouver Province

Please see the online review in Rambles e-zine.

...and about her play Beautiful Deeds/De beaux gestes

“[The] two solitudes come together beautifully.”

- Toronto Star

“[Beautiful Deeds is] moving and lyrical.”

- Globe & Mail

“[Beautiful Deeds is] a love song across the solitudes.... Its beauty lies, finally, in its power to heal.”

- Kitchener-Waterloo Record