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"one of the country's most witty, able writers"
fROOTS
(Feb 2000)

"Sharp, literate...apply here for a treat."
MOJO
(Feb 2000)

"Anyone who's in danger of overdosing on the oh-so-sensitive-and-mellow end of the acoustic spectrum should check out David Hughes..sharp eye..sardonic wit..very British."
Dirty Linen, USA
(Mar 2000)

"..find yourself intrigued, amused and entertained by a man who understands that folk music is about far more than middle class navel gazing or fol-de-bloody-rol cheesy maypole bollocks...lyrically inventive, funny and as sharp as a newly-minted pin, Hughes also possesses a remarkably assured way with a guitar (ie, he can really play the bugger)."
Making Music
(May 2000)

"Caustic, literate...inspired" ****
Q magazine
(Mar 1998)

"He's a sharp contender who twists his lines like Lou Reed and picks his guitar with frill-free intent. Altogether, it's good and smart." ***
VOX
(Feb 1998)

"David Hughes hit the nail most exquisitely on the head with Active In The Parish, recorded with only acoustic guitar, Gerry Conway on drums, and backing vocalist Jacqui McShee - dry as tinder, more observant than Jodrell Bank and featuring some of the year's most memorable guitar playing."
Q magazine
(Feb 1997)

"A sharply rhythmic guitar picker...he half sings, half speaks a stream of intelligent, well-observed and witty lyrics. That rare thing, a singer-songwriter without a trace of meandering self-absorption or lecturing."
Folk Roots
(Mar 1996)

"He gave them everything he had. A poet with a riveting way of getting over his words while his fingers effortlessly picked out the rhythms. The songs are tender, political, reflective and human...At times he took on the mantle of Hoagy Carmichael with his syncopations and blues rhythms and the sophistication of his literary references. David Hughes deserves to be better known, a true artist. Go to see him."
The Scotsman (Edinburgh Festival)
(Aug 1994)