ABOUT
“ This is a songwriter who is connected to herself, and to the literal and metaphorical places that she calls home.”
Glide Magazine Premiere
For over a decade, Neeley and her bass player/husband, Dave Kirkpatrick, have been writing songs on the folkier side of country. Her 2010 debut, Cold Heart Blues, features the type of songwriting that can coax tears from stone. With stylistic references to Hank Williams and Emmylou Harris, Neeley writes with the confidence of someone firmly connected to their roots. Neeley has been all around the Eastern US, playing her songs with a rotating cast of friends and characters. From West Virginia to DC to Nashville and back to the holler again, Neeley has found a way to channel those deep roots into a more raucous version of her original bluegrass with Big Old Moon. (Glide Magazine) Read more.
Spill Magazine Review
Stylistically, Big Old Moon checks a lot of boxes, and truly has something for everyone: titles that intrigue, styles that engage, and songs that fit just right. There are many great moments on this album, but the southern gospel soul of “We Rise”, and the existentialist heartache and country-folk hooks of “Past And Gone” are particularly noteworthy. (Spill Magazine) Read more.