Producer, The Planet ABC Radio National:

As multi-instrumentalist, composer and record producer, David has been popping up on Perth's stages and studios for years. He's a real team player who's comfortable in very different musical contexts. Those virtues are keys to the high quality of his debut CD as leader. Its flavour is predominantly but not exclusively Celtic. Several tunes are intimately connected to favorite West Australian places. "Miles.." is very lyrical, entirely instrumental and mostly acoustic.

David's fingerstyle guitar is the central instrument and he wrote and produced all the music. Some of the loveliest pieces sound like really good "traditional" tunes that one's somehow managed to miss hearing before - no small compliment to David's skills as composer. The leader plays beautifully but doesn't hog the solo space; indeed, it's the lovely textures,the ensemble playing, the deft arrangements and the skilful deployment of the other players which makes this album so special. The logical choices work: no surprise that Dougal Adams' and Ormonde Waters' pipes, flutes and whistles are right at home.

So do the surprising choices: if you think Marcus Dengate's electric bass would sound out of place so far from jazzy-funky territory, you're in for a pleasant surprise, and sparing, good use is made of electric and pedal steel guitars, french horn, cello and other "non-celtic" instruments".