Underskog

Folk / Americana / Roots Music

“Exquisite… brings a renewed eloquence to the medium.” – The New Yorker

“My favorite living musician. If I weren’t me, I’d want to be him.” – Kelly Joe Phelps, Rykodisc Recording Artist

“Original imagery… dynamic finger-style guitar work.” – Acoustic Guitar Magazine

“Engaging and honest… sparkling originals.” – Relix Magazine

“One of the very finest records I’ve heard in awhile. And, I don’t mean just in this genre. I mean, any genre. As interesting as anything out there.” – Vintage Guitar Magazine

“Furrowing a sonic field which few musicians would be admitted to at this time. Dexterous guitar work and hushed insight, full of soul and (at last) originality. ” – Americana-UK

“An energizing force, stunning lyricism.” – Metro (UK)

“Curreri plays the guitar like a man possessed. You half expect tears to appear on the face of his instrument. [His voice] ranges from distant howl and somber wail, to full-throttle growl and moan, more than ably covering a spectrum of emotions. As for lyrics, there’s a rhythm and force that brings to mind a boxer on a speed bag; fast, furious, and somehow efficient.” – Oxford Town

“Spontaneous and poetic, twisting guitar parts, and shuffling rhythmic patterns. His routines thankfully haven’t been hammered into regular shape.” – The Independent (UK)

“Such a fluent fingerpicker that he’s free of all convention or blues device, grooving and improvising all over the place. …And truth be told, there’s hardly a stanza not worth quoting.” – Puremusic.com

“To relay that he’s a guitar virtuoso, elegant singer and master storyteller would miss the point somewhat, for this is a man who truly transcends any number of descriptions. Utterly, utterly captivating.” – Manchester Sounds of the City

“Gentle in thought, perceptive in lyric and melodic in finely tuned fretwork… Curreri’s finger-picking style is lilting and fluid, and there’s a languid tension throughout that’s created by a strong and sure dynamic sense. The flicking and scampering of his fingers weave an aural magic that complements his elusive and playful vocal style perfectly. Lyrically, Curreri is full of taste and truth, poetic jewels.” –9x Magazine

“Curreri sounds like the sum of the best folk musicians from across the country, ground up into pulp, and deposited into one hip vessel.” –The Hook

“Marvelous, nimble picking and compositions of uncommon grace. Timeless.” – Albany Times-Union

“Embroiders beautiful melody from a six-string while singing songs that would send the best of America’s songwriters busking into the woods.” – Good Times (Santa Cruz, CA)

“A ruffled gypsy gutter cowboy – his songs paint images that wake the brain – a true life adventure – a bright new voice.” – Aer Stephen 91.1 FM, WTJU, Charlottesville

“This work is loaded with subtle genius in its delicate music and impressive words …engaging, literate, and charming.” – Blues Revue Magazine

“His songs dance around the blues, kick around the country and end up laughing, sometimes joyfully in the ditch.” – Style Weekly

“Like Peter Case, Paul Curreri sings like he’s having a conversation with himself — a conversation on which his guitar may have views as well.” – Pittsburgh Pulp

“So powerful that it awoke me from a slumber. I still marvel at this Virginian’s gift with words and a guitar.”Style, Arkansas Democrat Gazette

“Paul Curreri – forget it… just amazing finger-style guitar. It’s funny because folks think of jazz as the most technically advanced work. I thought of myself that way before I heard Paul doing a solo show. Thankfully, he relieved me of that notion.” – Keith Ganz, gifted NYC guitarist & composer, one of Paul’s heroes, in an interview w/ allaboutjazz.com

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