Little Sparrow

Rolling Stone (3/15/01, pp.78,81) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Honest, uncut mountain music in sparkling acoustic settings....Parton is by turns reflective, playful, dolorous, spirited and spirtual....a modern-bluegrass tour de force..."
Spin (4/01, p.159) - "...One of her best records ever....A second tasty set of Tennessee mountain acoustica..."
Q Magazine (3/01, p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Marvelous....LITTLE SPARROW mixes its trad tendencies with tunes, lovely instrumentals, and best of all, Parton's personality..."
Entertainment Weekly (1/26/01, p.103) - "...In wedding bluegrass with the Appalachian sound of her youth, Parton...turns in a powerful performance, augmented by the best of bluegrass' hot pickers..." - Rating: A
No Depression (1-2/01, pp.84-5) - "...Veers toward the smooth, cocktail bluegrass of IIIrd Tyme Out....Dolly is an artist of extraordinary skill and astonishing vitality..."
Mojo (3/01, p.100) - "...A nigh-on faultless release in terms of its songs, vocal and instrumental performance..."
CMJ (2/12/01, p.39) - "...Aims squarely at the more popular, commercially viable 'new-grass' sound....there's no denying [her] mastery of the genre..."