Reviews


"Beyond the Down" 2006

.."the 12 track Beyond The Down, is by far the strongest of their three-disc library; the harmonies are tighter, the melodies more toe-tappng, the instrumentation cleaner and the overall production is smoth without being too slick. As such, Beyond The Down should be Barley Wik's passport to greater acclaim." (Monday Magazine)
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"Dusty Lullaby" 2004

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"Album of the Year" 2004 (Vancouver Island Music Awards)
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"Triangle Mountain" (2003)

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"Most Electrifying Acoustic Performance", "Most Listenable Local CD" - Monday Magazine
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Other Reviews:

"Barley Wik - Beyond the Down" - Yorkton This Week - Yorkton, SK, March 2008

"Barley Wik" - View Magazine - Hamilton, Ont., November 2007

"Barley Wik Comes to Town" - Golden Star, July 2006

"From the Centre" - Creston Valley Advance, July 2006

"Booty-smackin' Shooters & Sticky Fingers" - XTRA! - Toronto, Ont, May 2004

"Barley Wik comes to Golden" - The Golden Star - Golden, BC , May 2003

"Barley Wik is the real thing - they have great energy, strong harmonies, and diverse musical talents. There is a genuine quality in all the band mates that comes across in their music. Barley Wik is not the only girl band on the music scene, but they are one of the best ones to watch."
- Jenny Matechuk, Arts and Entertainment Reporter, Go! Magazine, CH Television

" If you like traditional country and bluegrass - not that countrypolitan stuff you hear all too often on commercial radio stations - then Barley Wik is for you. They move from Bill Monroe to Bob Dylan with ease... Each member of the band is an outstanding musician in her own right and together their harmonies are unbelievably tight. Their musical prowess extends to their songwriting. Meaningful lyrics, great hooks, and flat-out great music are the hallmark of this up-and-coming band."
- Lyn Davis, Girls Night In, CFUV Radio

"Musical prowess wasn't an issue over at the Main Stage, where Barley Wik, a Victoria- based, all female bluegrass group, sang the sweet harmonies of traditional country classics as the distinctly non-traditional crowd members performed their own unique jigs."
- Jennifer Van Evra, Review of Under the Volcano Festival, Georgia Straight Magazine

"A unique group of woman who put the old-timey back into being a group of singer-songwriters."
- Rae Spoon, musician

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