PRESS CLIPPINGS & Short Quotes

NOTE:(These are all taken from the press clippings on this page.)  

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"If you haven't heard this man before, then take this opportunity because here is a guitar master at work!" Terry Clear- Blues Bytes-International- 

"Hirsch is every bit as good as the best of his peers, but lesser known, and he surely should be considered as one of the best, if unsung, blues musicians in the USA. If his CDs are not yet in your collection, or if you have a chance to see him, Stan Hirsch is all that! -Frank Matheis The Country Blues .com  

"...brilliant acoustic guitar virtuoso playing, it is doubtless on another level, and the vocals are well suited to the music." Blues Matters Magazine-U.K.  

"Minimalist instrumentation, a guitar and a voice especially lovely. I was really blown away and I highly recommend." -Andre' Perronnet -Blues Magazine *Red Heart Logo "Favorite" France #58  

"Hirsch is a beast on the guitar, acoustic or electric, and his respect for honest, unfiltered craftsmanship runs deep. Hirsch's intimate understanding of his six-string companion is on full display." Simon McCormack Weekly Alibi -  

"Stan Hirsch is a gem of a guitarist and singer. And he doesn't just sing; he breaths life into the music.Together these elements make you think he was born to the blues." David Steinberg -Sunday Journal Venue: Music  

"Hirsch isn't so much playing the blues here as he is channeling them. His guitar work is mesmerizing and his soul-drenched vocals are unlike any west of the Mississippi Delta."-M. Henningsen, Weekly Alibi-LOCAL IQ  

International Bluesbeat: Spain "...the highlight of the night was the appearance of Stan Hirsch, Albuquerque, NM -USA -based guitarist. 'Stan the Man', as the locals had quickly christened him, thrilled the crowd, and especially the other musicians, with half a dozen solo acoustic classics. This included one of the best versions of 'Crosscut Saw' that I have heard in a long time. If this is the shape of things to come, then local fans are in for a good winter."-Terry Clear-Radio Host & Spain Blues Columnist