REVIEWS

John Zumwalt Stephan                                                                                                                             Springs Theatre, Inc  * Tampa, FL *   February 2006                                                                                   

You have such a nice vibe! Your guitar playing is very easy going and just what your voice needs.  Your voice is very organic sounding.  The way you are is very attractive.  People really connect with your songs.

Frankie Bluesy Pfeiffer                                                                                                                               Photographer / Blues Magazine  *  France * November 2005

I was really impressed by you and your songs.  My first feeling was like meeting the "spiritual" daughter of Joan Baez.  I must say that I loved your two concerts at Blues sur Seine, and I love the way you sing and the words you use.

Clarence Rosa
Coordinator, Hungry Ear Coffee House                                                                                                 Atlanta, Georgia

"Veronika Jackson never fails to delight our audiences. Her style draws on blues and traditional folk, but add to that, her own experiences on the street with the less fortunate and you have social commentary that is rare among local contemporary folk musicians. The fact that she is black adds depth to her style and makes her one of a very few black “folkies” available.”

Veronika is an exceptional talent. With her voice and guitar, she can really open hearts, feelings and emotions. She touches her audiences deeply with her blues and rock folk sound.”

Gerri Gribi

"Veronika Jackson is a folksinger/songwriter whose musical purpose is to reach the very soul of the listener. She loves to sing about people and their plights, regardless of who they are. Veroinka has written songs about women such as Ada Dupree who could not be buried in a cemetery that was all white, even though she and her family were the original settlers there. When she sings the flavor of blues comes out and that's because she's singing from what is within her."

Harmony Ridge Music
Featured Artists

"I'm listening to her rich deep voice cranking out some fine country blues tunes and realize, not too many people male or female are making this kind of music today. It's reminiscent of the old country blues artists from way back, talking Big Bill Bronzy, Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotton, and Brownie McGee. Six songs on this CD are original and are superb and worthy of the great songs of the past. When you first hear them, you think Oh, that's got to be a cover of some great bluesman, but no, it's original, it's Veronika Jackson. What really give the songs deep-rooted blues energy is Veronika's natural blues voice and the crisp clean feel of her open tuning blues guitar picking. The four cover songs included are great choices spanning songs by Bessie Smith, Sippie Wallace, Huddie Leadbelly, and Randy Newman. The Randy Newman cover "Sail Away" is a great joy to hear. I don't know why they call it the blues, when it makes you feel so good."

Ellen Hayman
Urban Folk -- KFAI -- Minneapolis, MN

"I love this recording!  Of course, I'm partial to acoustic blues to begin with, but I especially like your voice on this material and you have a special talent for writing new songs within the tradition.

Hat Check was the 'featured album' the show I host, Urban Folk. Sundays 11 AM to 1 PM. So far, I've aired cuts 4,5,7, and 8. And I'll be playing more of it in the months to come."