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'(Regarding the 2002 Minnesota Folk Festival): I saw shiny happy people and great musical sets. Personal highlight...the pairing of Becky Schlegel with last year s New Folk winner, Bill Isles.'~ Minneapolis Star-Tribune 9/28/02 'On the stellar debut effort Weightless (2001), Duluth, MN-based singer/songwriter Bill Isles (winner of the 2001 Minnesota Folk Festival New Folk songwriting contest) offers a blissful and inspired collection of lighter-than-air recordings. Beginning with the mandolin, organ and fiddle-fueled That s How She Seems, the combination of soothing lead vocal and lilting pace seamlessly blends with an ear-pleasing harmony vocal (courtesy of Jessica Lind), resulting in a highly infectious composition worthy of repeat listening. Continuing with the truly beautiful 'I Can't Take You Home' and the spell-binding 'That's When I'll Whisper', vocalists Becky Schlegel and Lind provide a dynamic and soulful accompaniment to the windswept arrangements and though-provoking story-lines. A breathtaking array of emotions.'~ Todd Newton - Reader Weekly (Duluth) 6/27/02 '(his) use of word pictures and metaphors separates his work from the others in more ways than one. He is a more seasoned craftsman that has put a lot of work into the task of songwriting, and it is easy to tell that Isles takes a lot of time, is serious and diligent about his subjects. He is a thoughtful and creative storyteller, mixing interesting images into what is the perfect introduction to the other songwriters, and to our table, this song, Photo Mosaic... I imagine Bill Isles doing very well in Nashville, and at bluegrass and folk festivals... he has the craft of songwriting down... The musical feeling of (his) CD is warm like his voice... there are moments of brilliance.'~ David Keiski - Cities Tone |
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