the media lashes out,...

“Fishermen's Stew is a bouillabaisse of ex-Wooden Soldier Greg DiGesu and a handful of talented guest musicians served up with plain songs in plain English. The result is just plain wonderful: fourteen cuts of DiGesu's plaintive voice and open acoustic style augmented with organs, cellos, double basses, and a variety of electric guitars. It's nourishing to the soul and satisfying to the ear.” - UTNE Reader, June 96

“Dose me, love it,” - Jersey Beat #49 Huh?

“Whoever has asked himself, who is the “Hurdy Gurdy Man” of whom Donovan sang, must wait no longer for an answer: Greg DiGesu, singer and songwriter of the American band Fishermen’s Stew, is currently on a solo tour and treats us to his music, somewhere between Rock ‘n Roll, Folk, and the Beatles’ White Album.” - TIP, July 1994 (Germany)

“...they sound like a cross between Buffalo Springfield and unplug Traffic fronted by Donovan.” - from E.C. Rocker, November 11, 1992

“... enlightening, entertaining, emotional rollercoaster ride...” - Get Out! (the Courier News), April 25th 1996

“If the Beatles were a garage band they would have sounded like this.” - The Aquarian Weekly, Dec. 29, 1993

“... DiGesu, who is as influenced by Bobby Dylan as by Charlie Manson, yet is still reminiscent of Donovan, for example with his hair style,...” - Zitty, July 29, 1994 (Germany)

“Their music can be summed up in one word: heavilymellowbouncyspaceypsychedrivinglooselytightlyfuzzedoutcrashingfloating-
funkyplunkytrippyhippieharmoniousmelodiousacousticallyelectricaldreamy-
energeticsonicderangement with the occasional wah-wah pedalness. There!! Hope I didn’t pigeonhole it!” - John Peluso

“Maybe it was the weather, but I've found refuge lately in stuff that doesn't normally stand a chance. I started with Fishermen's Stew, nice, traditional folky nonsense” - K.G.B., April 1996

“... It's all about honesty and DiGesu's vocals and strong acoustic playing break through the alterna-weenie genre like the Hulk through a new Polo shirt. If you're aching for a good dose of old-fashioned rootsy rock'n'roll Letter to Norway is like a ticket to heaven.” - The Aquarian Weekly, April. 17-24, 1996