BURNISHED, RELEASED AT THE TOP OF THE FOLK CHARTS! APR 1, 2025
#5 ALBUM, #5 ARTIST, #6 SONG – ROLLING IN THE GOLD
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***Reviews For Albums***
MichaelsMusicBlog post: Apr 25Michael Doherty
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She seems to have the ability to connect us, one to another, and all of us to our collective past. Amelia Hogan, who gathered accolades for her 2023 release Taking Flight, has focused on Celtic traditions, and on her new album, Burnished, delivers some wonderful renditions of traditional tunes as well as more contemporary songs (which themselves have a traditional feel)."Gorgeous and Moving, Powerful and Haunting."
Roots Music ReportJoe Ross
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"The 16 songs on Amelia Hogan’s Taking Flight cover a lot of ground from traditional Irish, Scottish, British and American to contemporary folk music. Her charmingly modest vocals and lilting, plainspoken lyrics are key ingredients in a most successful recipe for powerful Celtic-infused songs of profoundly earthy and warm-hearted sentiments. "-Joe Ross
FATEADavid Kidman
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"The pure enchantment of Amelia's vocal lyricism is complemented by her well-developed sense of purpose and direction, the hallmark of a true storyteller in song. For instance, she has a most fetching way with The King Of Ballyhooley, where her accompanying musicians provide the ideal foil for her delicate, tripping enunciation. Indeed, the instrumental backings throughout the album are brilliantly judged, finely textured and deftly scored, gentle yet abundantly characterful."-David Kidman
CelticMusicFan.org@usernKen Baxteriasame
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Hogan doesn’t just perform these songs; she embodies them....
Her voice—a sparkling force with uncommon buoyancy—is the star throughout.
Burnished feels like a particularly personal and transcendent achievement. It’s not just an album—it’s an ecosystem of stories, a ritual of remembrance and renewal.
Irish Music MagazineAnne Marie Kennedy
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"Amelia Hogan’s Taking Flight is a thoughtful, buoyant and distinctive album of traditional songs with talented guest musicians Richard Mandel, Ray Frank, co-producer, Maureen Brennan, David Brewer, Rebecca Richman, Christa Burch and Marla Fibish, who all weave their way, often sparingly but tastefully accompanying her delightful singing.
Well versed in the sean-nós style, with vocal versatility,-Anne Marie Kennedy
CD Hotlist- Folk Country March 2023Rick Anderson
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"The program is mostly traditional songs from the British Isles, with a few modern songs sprinkled in, and her accompanists are brilliant. This is the most compelling album of Irish music I’ve heard in years, and I can’t recommend it highly enough....."This is the most compelling album of Irish music I’ve heard in years, and I can’t recommend it highly enough"
" - Rick Anderson
Irish American Writers & ArtistsLori Cassells - Director IAMW&A salon
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"Love, love, love your CD Burnished. Your voice just reaches inside and touches my soul. And forces me to ponder every syllable.....really every song is a masterpiece" -
KPFK Roots Music and BeyondArt Podell,
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"Thoroughly enjoyable. It reminded me of an album made by Jean Redpath back in the sixties titled 'First Flight'.
I played guitar for Jean on tracks 2,6,10,11,13, and 18 of 'First Flight'. Actually, First Flight is a compilation. The original album was titled 'Love, Lilt, and Laughter' (Elektra Records). Jean and I recorded the tracks at the engineer's (Mark Abramson's) apartment in West Hollywood. I still remember the evenings we spent recording. (Amelia's) sic album took me back there.-Art Podell, KPFK Roots Music and Beyond
AmeriCelticTony Becker
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"The album is produced to the highest technical standards, and because I personally am a fan of all of these artists, it is difficult (and risky) to pick just one or two tracks.Yyou have been a fan of any of these all-star performers, you should give this album a listen, assured that you will be pleased with it. If you have not been a fan of any of them, (where have you been!), here is your opportunity to reveal to your ears over an hour of the impressive level of performance."
KBCS Seattle - Stage 4AuntMama (Maryanne Moorman
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" The clarity of her voice mesmerizes! Great words, heart—impressive!" AuntMama - Stage 4 (Maryanne Moorman) KBCS Seattle
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As always, there’s something eerily perfect about her voice — its timbre sometimes makes it sound like you’re hearing her through the horn of a Victrola, and her exquisitely tasteful approach to ornamentation leads to note and articulation choices that sometimes take you by surprise, in all the best ways.
RamblesJerry Clark
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"Hogan knows a good song when she hears it, whether it's been around for a while or only pretends it's been. You could say the same of Hogan, I suppose -- rockist critics habitually dismiss folk singers on those grounds (that's where the derisive term "folkies" comes from) -- but even as she rummages in other centuries, there is more lived life here than you'll find in a thousand rock or pop recordings. Hogan is a master, and Taking Flight is a masterpiece."
FolkworksDeb Ewing
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Burnished is a carefully-crafted Celtic side-trek.I’ve long been a fan of Amelia Hogan’s haunting voice. The first time I heard her I was floored, the next day her voice wouldn’t leave my head.
Darren's Music BlogDarren Johnson
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"Some well-chosen songs from a diverse range of sources and Hogan’s distinctive vocal style along with some beautiful musical accompaniment and a fine cast of supporting musicians all serve to make Taking Flight an extremely cohesive album, and a deeply immersive experience for the listener. Highly recommended."
Boston Irish MagazineSean Smith
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While Hogan certainly has a grasp of theatricality, she employs it wisely and not overly much, eschewing (thankfully) the fake-accent approach for the non-American material. There’s a snap and crack to her delivery in approximation of a Scottish burr on the centuries-old ballad “Twa Corbies” (set to a Breton tune which title translates as “The Swan”), and you can practically see the smile on her face as she relates the comically intricate verses in the true-romance memoir “The King of Ballyhooley”
Rambles.net Spr 2025Jerome Clark
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Burnished - tastefully produced...commanding listeners' attention and holding on to it. You'll want to sit down and let it work its aura on you...In other words, it's as far from disposable pop as you're going to find yourself...
...Hogan forces me to contemplate the unthinkable: maybe the problem is not so much the song as the way it's been produced and sung. (about track 3) Against all reason it feels decent enough in Hogan's voice and arrangement, and it goes so far as to communicate something that resembles genuine emotion hmmm.
Irish Music Magazine May 2025Seán Laffey
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If you are a fan of simple, effective and authentic folk song, this album will be on your keepers shelf.
There’s a look we carry down the generations that stares at us whenever we look in the mirror, Amelia catches the glimpse.. Amelia sows the songs with a deep respect, honouring its roots.The track that had the biggest impression on me, was Who Will Watch The Home Place... asks a question we all must face. Itmakes this album a grown up experience, and it left me wanting to hear more of Amelia Hogan.
Seán Laffey
World Music CentralAngel Romero
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American vocalist Amelia Hogan performs beautiful traditional folk music from Ireland, Scotland, Britain, United States, and contemporary styles as well. On her album “Taking Flight,” Hogan uses her admirable vocal skill to deliver captivating storytelling.
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