Album Notes

"Every once in a while a CD comes along that not only redefines what Celtic music should be, but which leads people to truly fall in love with the artistic melodies and vocals of the musician.” - Paul MacArthur (Highlander Radio)

"Allison Barber is an Irish American singer-songwriter with echoes of Susan McKeown in her vocals. Her debut is... a selection of original (and promising) compositions...with some robust accompaniment, particularly from Darren Maloney on banjo." - Siobhán Long (The Irish Times)

“Excellent debut album…utterly beautiful version of 'Calder's Clear Stream', with Isaac Alderson providing spare, lovely accompaniment on uilleann pipes and flute…[and] I Saw My Love/ 'S Chunna Mise Mo Leannan, a captivating linkage of a traditional song in Scots Gaelic with an original composition by Barber.” – Sarah McQuaid (Hotpress)

“New, young, and exciting talent that guarantees a great future for traditional and contemporary music...Barber has a sean-nós style beyond her years." - Ian Worpole (Irish America Magazine)

Irish-American Allison Barber brings a purity of voice and an earthy soulfulness to traditional Irish music. Allison’s debut album, “Traveling Home”, is a seamless blend of traditional and original material, combining Allison’s haunting vocals with the energetic sounds of a dynamic ensemble of traditional musicians including Tony DeMarco (fiddle) and Darren Maloney (banjo). With “a talent that touches hearts and souls”, singer-songwriter Allison Barber creates a unique style of her own where traditional Irish meets American folk.