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The Reviews…

“Great CD, really have enjoyed it!  You are one of two artists that I would like to have on the rock and easy listening CD”…

Steve Rawls, Taxi 

“Stacia’s voice quality is astounding in both its clarity and sweetness of tone and her tunes as she performs them convey a rare sense of honesty”…

Blues Review

“Stacia presents a credible and mature effort…

Patrick Chimner, Common Time Music Magazine

“Stacia has a strikingly fine voice she uses to plead for positive change”…

Barbara Scott, Blues Review

“Great!  By the way, you rattled my cage.”…Ken Brandes, Epicure Music Festival.

“This is the best group out there.”…Solomon Burke

“I would be interested in a potential repeat performance next year…Thanks for a great show this year.”…Mark Monahan, Program Director, Ottawa Music Festival

“Thank you…it was a blast on the most apparent level, but it was a joy on a deeper level too… the soul and love and wisdom coming out of your music and voices…I thank you for a wonderful night of music for this one stage manager/emcee…Dan Smith, Ohio State Fair

"WOW!!! What a show!!! What a treat to see a real legend that is still going strong! You not only 'Make do with what you got', but you do it with style and class! I really enjoyed the Detroit Women and it was great to see you bring them out to sing with you! The girl that sang with you (Stacia Petrie) amazing as well!"… Kelly Wakefield - Ottawa, ON, Canada, Solomon Burke’s website

"You lived up to your billing, and in fact I thought you were amazing!!!. ~ Dan Graham, Executive Director, Blues, Brews & Barbeques

"Wow, you were awesome! Don Cohen, Musicians Exchange, Riverwalk Blues & Music Festival

"Your Band is HOT!! I love it”…Vicki, Entertainment Director, Owosso Music Festival

 “We have been playing Detroit Women’s album for quite some time now on our show and will continue in the future. The women’s exceptional vocal talents really shine in this one of a kind album.  Keep up the great work...Colyn Tucker-Steele and Miriam Goldstein, CJAM 91.5, Windsor, Ontario

“On other stages, other performers that left people talking were the R&B ensemble Detroit Women, who counted one gal from Kitchener among their lineup”...Lynne Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen, (Ottawa Music Festival)

“Yup, got it, played it, will be playing it more, and yes, yes, would be interested in the new CD whenever works for you!!!...thanks for making music...Susanne Millsaps, Thursday Breakfast Jam, KRCL 90.9FM, Salt Lake City

“Thanks for the CD.  It’s wonderful.  Great energy, music and singing.”…Henry Prokop, Honky Tonk Blues 101.FM Brisbane, Australia

“Top 35 Blues for March at KYNR”…KYNR Radio, Washington

“WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just received your CD.  It’s a really great, good music, blues.  I’ll program your great music very, very soon, in my radio show!!”…Crizevci/Coatia

“I received the CD – Great Stuff!  It will debut on my show on CIUT in Toronto, next week.”…Ian Angus, Let the Good Times Roll, CIUT Toronto

Good Stuff...will be spinning it this coming weekend.  Thanks for the music”…Jim Johnson, Program Manager, KGOU Public Radio, Oklahoma

“I received your “Hot” CD yesterday…It’s wonderful.”…Jayme Hanjin, Rhythmenblues Radio, West Australia

". . . I must tell you again - and I can't attach enough exclamation marks and smiling faces here - what an honor and a thrill it was to meet each and every one of you! You graced our city with your presence and your music. Never to be forgotten! All the best in good health, happiness and prosperity." ~ Ken Wright, Thunder Bay Blues Society

"One of the highlights of the (Heritage) festival was the performance by Detroit Women, a rhythm and blues-based collaboration of eight female vocalists from the metro area...Each one of these ladies could really sing, and most of them front their own bands. It was great to see them taking turns singing, and egging each other on, whenever I thought one of them was the best, another one would come out and sing a song and I would change my mind in favor of her. If you ever get a chance to see these ladies do it. They're something else."… Ypsilanti Courier

"When they all sing simultaneously, they create a sonic rumble like a Mustang rolling off the assembly line."… The Record, Ontario Canada

“During summer festivals, I always come across new artists who blow me away. This year it was the Detroit Women. Their foremost commonality is their opulent voices . . . When all voices come together on the chorus of Old Weakness, it is a heavenly bliss.  The songs are winners and the voices are robust. The ladies' live show is packed with self- proclaimed "sassitude". Nothing can substitute for experiencing it in person. Greater things are bound to behold”….Tim Holek for City Crow.

For the last 9 years I’ve been doing a radio show called “Women’s Blues and Boogie” on 89.3FM KZUM in Lincoln, Nebraska.  I’m writing to tell you that I think the CD is great!!! I give the CD airplay just about every other week.  So keep up the good work—I’ll keep talking it up – and I f you release another CD send it to me!!! Thanks again for the treat!!”…Carol Griswold, KZUM 89.3 FM, Women’s Blues and Boogie

"Re-live the Music...cameras will capture Detroit Women's bluesfest set.....four to five cameras will be present to capture the excitement of the group's live show. Fans from last year's blues festival may remember the Women's show as one of the event's highlights"… Chronicle, Journal, Ontario, Canada Chen Chekki

“Eight of Detroit’s hottest divas, backed by a powerhouse band.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:  They belt out the blues served with a three-fingered shot of funk jazz and gospel…the women have conquered Michigan’s summer festivals and wowing audiences and critics…Ken Marten, The Mirror, Michigan

“We were at the show Friday night and you were all so awesome. Brought 2 friends who also loved it a bunch. Great writing... good character development. I will be writing a review for the City Crow in Windsor for their next issue”… thebuzzistheblues

". . .traveling with the Detroit Woman was a blast — and I am looking forward to more of it in a week. Detroit Women is an amazing group, your performances proved that.”… Jörge Fockle, Emmy-Award-Winning film director

I plan to utilize the best tracks in my Blues course at SUNY Fredonia, and if I ever get my Women in Music course approved, it will be there as well.  I’ll also bring it to the attention of the Blues Director at WCVF-FM.”…Professor Tom Bingham, School of Music, SUNY Fredonia
 
“Women get the blues, too/ There will be no less than world-class female belters when the acclaimed Detroit Women descends on the main stage, for what promises to be one of the true highlights of this year's festival. This multi Grammy-nominated act is comprised of veteran backup singers for artists such as Stevie Wonder, Rolling Stones, Etta James and Joe Cocker. "They're going to really, really kill," said Chuck Jackson. "This is going to be hard-driving Motor City music."…Chuck Jackson, The Southside Shuffle, Mississauga News

“Another intriguing addition is the Detroit Women, seven of Detroit's finest female R&B and blues singers. Their revue has frequently been voted best live act by Detroit entertainment magazines.”…Cincinnati Post

 “Another impressive entry on last night’s bill was Detroit Women, an all-star, Motor City ensemble that engrossed festival-goers last year. The group, led by its founder/Grammy nominee Kate Hart, displayed an expansive repertory, embracing blues, R&B, swing, Chicago shuffle, Texas romp and traditional gospel tunes.”...London Free Press

“These girls are the real thing…these six veteran female singers took turns…Stacia Petrie stretching her vocal chords on ‘Long Cold, Lonely Night’ while the rest of the band jammed hard”…Denis Armstrong, Ottawa Sun

Overall, there's a good mix of the familiar and the obscure. McDonald and Bantsimba tackle well-worn standards "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby," respectively, delivering fine readings. Petrie has fun with "Breakin' up Somebody's Home."… Mike Cote, Blues Revue Magazine

Nothing can substitute for experiencing it in person.”... Blues Beat, Tim Holek

“Wow”…Terry Porter, President, Flat Rock Records

“I picked up your CD at the post office on Thursday and have been listening ever since…I was somewhat skeptical.  But this is amazing.  It is like the

“Joyous, uplifting, confident and earthy… A connection between sound and spirit. ..showcases outstanding vocal and songwriting abilities.  It proves that great soul comes strictly from the heart.  Sometimes all it takes is a Leap of Faith!”…Kindra Wentworth, Music Critic, The Stranger