If you tap your toe, beat time with your boots & ride a child on your knee with an appreciation of valley-deep, mountain-high Appalachian-type folk music this will bend yer ear favorably. The tales are rich in tradition, clever & seldom simplistic. ~John Apice Americana Highways

Cawood has mined a rich depth of songwriting ore, pulling the struggle from her very soul. ~Melissa Clark Americana Highways

“I can thank Jack Saunders for getting me to play on another cool record. Cheryl Cawood is a great singer and keeps it Country with her songwriting. I’m happy to be a part of it.” ~ Lloyd Maines-Music Producer and Musician (Austin, Texas)

Cheryl Cawood has always been one of my all time favorite singers.  She has breathed life into so many songs over the years that she should be awarded a lifetime EMS achievement award.  Her voice has brought life into so many dark rooms and equally dark hearts,  she should be designated a national resource of renewable energy. So while mine may not be the most unbiased of opinions, this new collection of her original songs by almost any other standard is an impressive achievement. In it Cheryl covers a wide range of traditional C&W and Americana,  from the radio ready "Fool's Moon" to the chilling "I'll Be Coming Home". She manages simultaneously to warm the heart and dampen the eyes with "Daddy's Home Town".  
Cheryl's music has a strong, soulful honesty that mirrors her voice. On top of that it's fun. These recordings deserve a wide audience.  At the very least, any collection that contains selections titled "Makin' Corn Liquor" and "Wine 30" (written by Jack Saunders) demands a serious country music aficionado's immediate attention.

~ David Gilligan, Songwriter (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Houston Music Review / CD Review “Love, ~pearl” Album Review Written by Jane Ponte / Photos by Ray Redding

Excerp: Singer-songwriter Cheryl Cawood is a woman in motion. She seems to thrive on staying busy, writing songs, and making music with her friends.

If I had to choose a few favorites on this delightful collection of songs, they would have to be the aforementioned “Fool’s Moon,” “Wine Thirty,” “Down the Ohio,” and “Coming Home.” Out of these 4, Cawood wrote 3 of them. Honorable mentions would go to “Salt Can Look Like Sugar,” and “Outrun the Rain,” which she co-wrote, and “Breathe,” which she also wrote. It’s no secret that Cawood is as versatile as she is dedicated as a songwriter, and this collection of songs is proof of that versatility and is just as good as it gets.

~ Jane Ponte-Houston Music Review (Houston, Texas)

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Photography Credit: Ray Redding