"In January I invited The New Barleycorn to perform as special guests on my annual Tranquility Cruise in the Caribbean. We pride ourselves on setting the highest standards, especially in our entertainment programme and our cruisers have come to expect only the best. John and Alec were simply superb. Believe me, The New Barleycorn really are the business!........

Phil Coulter Dublin Ireland 2000

"When you hear The New Barleycorn, you'll know that Irish music is alive and well"

Tommy Makem Cleveland Ohio, 1996

"They strip pretention from their songs and perform in a straight out manner, with the emotion coming from a lot of living"

William F. Miller The Plain Dealer, Cleveland Ohio 1997

"Critics have hailed New Barleycorn as gifted performers and sensitive interpreters of Irish and Celtic folk music"

Nancy Sundstrom Traverse City, Michigan 1997

"A blend of Celtic folk music, mirthful up-tempo ballads, haunting old airs and love songs"

Tinker Twine Daily Freeman, Red Hook, New York 1996

"Powered by talent, mirth and a deep love of Irish music, The New Barleycorn perform a wide range of Celtic folk music in an effortless manner full of infectious good humor"

United Methodist Church, concert series, Haddonfield, New Jersey, 1997

"Ireland's Celtic Heartbeat, is the title of their new album, they will release it at the first of their two concert performances in Atlanta Georgia, at the 1996 Olympic Games"

Irish Echo, New York, 1996

"What they primarily do is entertain, pure and simple. You may never have heard of a mandolin or a bodhran but you'll want to learn to play one later, this is an experience we seldom encounter in the Virgin Islands"

Dean Johnson Virgin Islands Independent, 1998