Album Notes

Constellation features...

John Boutte: New Orleans' "Best Male Vocalist", The Best of the Beat Awards, 2003 and The Big Easy Awards, 2001.
www.johnboutte.com

Steppin in it: "Some of the liveliest and most rocking acoustic roots music around." -Performing Songwriter
www.steppininit.com

Jeremy Kittel: US National Scottish Fiddle Champion, 2000
Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Instrumentalist, 2004. www.jeremykittel.com

Rachael Davis: Boston Music Award, Best New Singer/Songwriter, 2002."Davis commands a voice older than her years, an instrument that is equally sure expressing strength and vulnerability." -Detroit Free Press
www.rachaeldavis.com

and many many more fine musicians...


"Bernard's earnest delivery is appealing in its simplicity,
allowing you to lose yourself in the poetry."
-Performing Songwriter

"Lake City's Seth Bernard stands at the forefront of a talented crop of up-and-coing Michigan songwriters; and his brand new CD 'Constellation' features a fair number of them, including Rachael Davis, Dan Kahn, Josh Davis and Jen Sygit. But Bernard's is a talent that's likely to defy any 'local by' categorization. He's a wordmonger of the first order - playful, exuberant, smart and original - with a musical sophistication beyond his years. 'Constellations' 11 tracks segue seamlessly, giving the impression of spontaneity, belying the meticulous craft involved. His plaintive voice and witty, even cutting lyrics may remind listeners of Loudon Wainwright III without the despair. Album highlights include the anthemic 'Hello Fellow Travelers,' a charmingly goofy love song 'Eliza's,' and the remarkable 'Sari Brown,' with the lines 'and the world may steal your smile for a while/and pain will come from loving, but everything is reason to sing...' There's an ace crew of players aboard, too, including longtime saxman Cesar Alvarez, keyboard wiz Mike Lynch (The Lash, Larry McCray Band), all four of the Steppin' In It boys and prizewinning Ann Arbor fiddler Jeremy Kittel."
-Chris Rietz for the Lansing State Journal

"As an editor of many books on music, a question I am often asked is: 'Are there any singer/songwriters on the way up out there, as good as the great communicators of the past, like perhaps a young Woody Guthrie?' Until now I never really had much of anyone to suggest. However, a young Michigan musician/entertainer/storyteller, Seth Bernard is more than just a minor talent. He is a singer, a songwriter, and also a true entertainer whose music and broad vision is not only felt by an audience, but will also in time, I predict, embrace more than a few other hardened so-called music critics and experts, like myself. Bernard is a rare bird, an authentic communicator with the right idea for these times. Give him a listen. By all means, see him in person."
-Michael Erlewine, Founder of the All-Music Guide

"Seth Bernard wields an acoustic guitar, a powerful stage presence and a fiercely contagious spirit... Thought-provoking, compassionate, funny songs backed up by agile picking."
-The Ark