"Australian multi-instrumentalist cooks up successful Celtic/jazz/roots crossover. Hyams' playing is surefooted and dexterous while supple input from the band adds luster. Intelligent, well-crafted, cosmopolitan celtic-styled music. Worth investigating."
FROOTS Magazine (UK) June 2006

"Knowing the Place extends the lineage of the musical traditions of Ireland in Australia and further defines their firm and comfortable place in this country's cultural and musical character. The music has been written and performed with great spirit and emotional depth, not to mention impressive skill and dexterity....a refreshingly sincere and engaging musical journey... leaving us with the feeling we have been somewhere that we might not otherwise have been."
indie-cds.com Michael Shrapnel- 2006 - click here for full review

"The new CD sets its stall out right away. "Flat Out Like Lizard Drinking" starts out with a Sam Bush-esque funk mandolin riff that soon underpins a bubbly set of reels on wooden flute and uilleann pipes. Just as you're getting comfortable with this groove, the space opens out into a rhythmic didge followed by a multipart horn arrangement that would sit comfortably on a La Bottine Souriante album, leading back into a reprise of the opening tune. It's all gloriously unexpected and inventive, and it rocks to boot...just about every track has the same rich combination of tasty tunes, fresh arrangements and impressive musicality... The musicianship, production and recording quality are outstanding throughout...The overall theme, like the first album, is an exploration of the confluence between traditional Celtic folk and American-influenced New Acoustic styles, and it succeeds in staking out a patch of ground all of its own... If you enjoyed "Miles to Go" then you'll certainly be captivated"...
Steve Barnes Fairbridge Festival Artistic Director - click here for full review

"The power, the passion, the multi-layered arrangements, the superb (and sometimes a bit unusual) use of the instrumentation is joyous. It's very well-played and well-produced. I love it."
Cindy Funk The Dear Green Place - Radio WYSO 91.3 fm Ohio

"Šan excellently recorded, always interesting and very clever blend of diverse instrumental texturesŠa classy recording of instrumental music."
Graham McDonald Canberra Times June 2006

"... a feast for the ears...There's gold to be found in every track"
GROOVE MAGAZINE Howard Shawcross - Western Australia - click here for full review