Hats off to Mary Knickle. It took her ten years but she finally got her music to disc. It seems that on the way to the studio, life got in the way and over ten years later, she finally made it. The resulting album, Weave, proves that life knows best. 

Blessed with what sounds to the untrained ear as a classically trained voice, she takes Weave through a collection of original but traditionally based folk and seafaring songs and somehow makes it work to her advantage. There is no doubt that she is strongly tied to the sea and the land as well, for stories are told. Indeed, the stories are the key to Knickle’s music, as they should be. Songs about people and sometimes semi-historical accounts of their life. 

Wild Irish Man is full on ensemble and encapsulates all that is good about this album, for it showcases Knickle in band setting. Masterfully produced, you hear guitarist Don Moore and fiddle player Laurence Stevenson in all their glory. They capitalize on the opportunity and show their Celtic and folk roots with real flare. 

Mary Knickle has a fine voice, no doubt, but her real forte is songwriting. She has just enough of the traditional folk and Celtic in her songs to make them interesting and yet takes it in her own direction when she feels the need. This is a fine collection of tunes, masterfully produced by Knickles and Georges Hebert. Add Hebert’s exceptionally clean recording and the band’s topnotch performance and “Weave” easily jumps into the check-it-out category. 

A review written for the Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange
by Frank Gutch Jr - 2007

“Weave” introduces Knickle’s voice, which is commanding, skilled and powerful. Her vocal range pulls and pushes you through the song with excitement and sets the bar high for the rest of this CD. The interesting thing about this album however, is that the music is incredibly strong as well, making for a very intense combination of talents.”  (Catherine L. Tully, Celtic Podcast)

“Weave is a strong collection of songs that contains many pleasing melodies. Combined with thoughtful storytelling, it gives us a good insight into several aspects of maritime life. Add to that a nice voice and a good group of supporting musicians, making this an enjoyable CD.” 
(Dave Townsend, Rambles.net)

“Weave is a strong collection of songs that contains many pleasing melodies. Combined with thoughtful storytelling, it gives us “Typical of Mary’s songs that focus on stories from the woman’s point of view is Weave the Yarn. Her album “Weave” is full of wonderful original songs that have you believing they were written a couple of hundred years ago.” 
(Celtic Folk Podcast, Kentucky, USA)