What people are saying about David’s singing and performing:
“[David’s concert was] just delightful.” Gordon Bok
“I laughed and I cried and just wow!” Lynz Morahn
“Great singing … very assured in style and realisation....” Lillis Ó Laoire, winner of the Corn Uí Riada* and a Senior Lecturer (Professor), Irish, National University of Ireland, Galway.
“...fine achievement...masterly rendition.... [David] would be well in the running for distinction among some of Ireland's finest sean-nós singers at Oireachtas na Gaeilge*.” Micheál Ó Cuaig, Founder and main organizer (for the first 15 years) of the Féile Chomórtha Joe Eínniu, The Joe Heaney Festival.
*The Corn Uí Riada is the cup won by the Irish national singing champion and is awarded at the Oireachtas na Gaeilge, the national Irish language arts competition.
“...[A]s fine a concert as I have witnessed in a long time. He sang with a voice as sweet as a linnet.” Joe Hickerson, Head Emeritus, Archive of Folk Song/Culture, Library of Congress.
“David is naturally a great performer.... [His] stage presence invites the audience to share in the obvious delight he takes in—and gives to—this music. ...[B]eautifully crafted authentic interpretations.” Ruth Bolliger
Lisa Null (may the sod rest lightly), singer and co-founder of Green Linnet Records, says: “David has mastered old-style Irish singing. ... [He] lets his own humor, personality, and perspective permeate the unusual repertoire of songs and stories he has collected and learned."
“...wonderful knack for telling a story...simply a delight." David Blanchard
“Well done David and thanks for carrying the song onwards with such warmth and grace.” Tommy Sands (on Let the Circle Be Wide)
“I listened to David Ingerson’s cd with great pleasure. His unique selection of songs is perfectly suited to the gifts he brings to bear. His voice, at once pleasant, lyrical, light and buoyant, conveys the story lines, nuances and sentiments of every song with clear enunciation. He sings with a heart-warming and innately musical ease. His interpretations of traditional songs whether in English or Irish are original, confident and compelling. My Lovely Mountain Home extends the genre it represents and enhances one’s appreciation of Ireland’s rich musical treasury.” Treasa O’Driscoll, author, Celtic Woman, a memoir of life’s poetic journey and singer, recording artist Farewell but Whenever, Love songs of Ireland
