“The fiery young fiddler ... leads top players through both newgrass jam and traditional instrumentals here, with fiddle, banjo and dobro flying in full mind-boggle
mode.” - WALL STREET JOURNAL
“The violin virtuoso, moonlighting from his day job with the group Mountain Heart, is also an excellent composer. Van Cleve had a hand in writing six of the 11 tunes, and they're as inventive and unpredictable as his solos…” - ASSOCIATED PRESS
“Distinctive modern bluegrass that yanks tradition into the kids' playhouse for some musical roughhousing.” – CHICAGO TRIBUNE
ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS
~"Let The Big Dog Eat" #1 Song (2 months) on the Top Bluegrass Song Chart Bluegrass Unlimited
~"Let The Big Dog Eat" #1 Ranked Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, Volume 80 National Radio Programmers
~"Way It Always Seems To Go" - #1 Ranked Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, Volume 80 National Radio Programmers
~"Nature Of The Beast" - Grammy Nomination "Best Country Instrumental Performance"
~"No Apologies" # 3 (Highest position). on the TOP BLUEGRASS ALBUM CHART - Bluegrass Unlimited
~"No Apologies" # 11 (Highest Position). on the Billboard TOP 15 BLUEGRASS ALBUM CHART
~"No Apologies"_ ALBUM OF THE YEAR in the Roots Music Category from INDIE ACOUSTIC PROJECT
~"No Apologies" Chosen BEST OF THE BLUEGRASS ALBUMS - 2006 by Terry Herd's Into The Blue (Bluegrass Radio Network)
~"No Apologies" CMT.com's 10 FAVORITE BLUEGRASS ALBUM of 2006
~"No Apologies" USA TODAY TOP ALBUM PICK (Grammy Gems Review from Brain Mansfield)- January 2007
~"No Apologies" CHICAGO TRIBUNE TOP BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR -2006
~"No Apologies" WALL STREET JOURNAL Album Review by Barry Mazor - December 2006
~"No Apologies" BLUEGRASS NOW Magazine TOP 10 REVIEWERS PICKS - December 2006
~"No Apologies" BLUEGRASS NOW Magazine # 5 TOP BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR - 2006
