Reviews: Making Waves   See what these publications have to say about Making Waves The Washington Post, USA Victory Review, USA Rock 'n' Reel magazine, UK Folk London , UK    "Although Folk singers Tom Lewis, William Pint and Felicia Dale have been collaborating ever since they met in 1988, "Making Waves" marks the trio's official debut. And what a thoroughly entertaining one it is, brimming with robustly resonant harmonies and songs, by turns traditional and contemporary, thoughtful and whimsical. Rudyard Kipling's engaging verse opens the album, brought to life solely by the trio's tightly meshed voices. As its title implies, the album focuses almost exclusively on songs of the sea, including three gems composed by Lewis: "The African Trade," a narrative ballad about the lucrative slave trade; a seasick sailor's lament called "An Ex Sailor's Life"; and the far more bittersweet reflection, "Swallow the Anchor."  Mixed in with all the briny (and some blarney) is the carnival song "Pull Down Lads," an imaginatively refitted bagpipe jig and a tart and stately version of the traditional Irish melody, "March of the King of Laois." Like the harmonies, the arrangements are beautifully crafted and colorfully evocative, with melodeon, guitars, mandola, hurdy-gurdy, pennywhistle, keyboards and other instruments gently underscoring the trio's expressive vocals. " The Washington Post  "A triumphant sea journey with this trio of singer and musicians who recently showcased at the Folk Alliance. Two Rudyard Kippling/Peter Bellamy songs "Rolling Down to Rio/Anchor Song" give the lusty boldness of the music. Pint and Fox Smith's "Sou' Spain" is a haunting, beautiful song about the pull of the sea and other ports. The hurdy gurdy walks lovingly on the instrumental "March of the King of Laois" and they deliver a bagpipe jig on "Catherine". Recorded at Rob Folsom-OMB the sound is rich, clear distinct and balanced.  A cappella singing rings out on "Congo River", and on "Pull Down Lads" you have to join in. Lewis penned three tunes; one on the hell of slave trading in "African Trade", the love of land and wife rather than being sea sick in the folksy "An Ex-Sailor's Life;" while "Swallow the Anchor" reflects the comradeship of the sea and its coming to an end. "The Whale" by Stuart Frank is an elegant personal connection between man, sea and mammal that will stick in your soul. This is a must buy. Glorious, jousting music of the sea mixing modern and traditional with assists from Tania Opland and John Peekstok. Lyric sheet included." Chris Lunn, Victory Review, Vol.18, No.6, June 1993  "Lewis, Pint and Dale are master purveyors of sea-songs, making shanties - usually an acquired taste to these ears - required listening. Their three part harmonies are particularly superb on this their latest disc 'Making Waves' and their innovative use of electric guitar and keyboards amongst the more commonly used melodeon acoustic guitar and mandolin. There's also thrills in store with the fabulous hurdy-gurdy playing of Felicia Dale and the inspiring arrangements to epic tunes like 'March of the King of Laois'.  Surely they must scour the oceans of the world for the finest sea-songs and influence and then take them home and start adding their innovative and dazzling musical character. Overflowing with talent this trio have an album they can with all honesty, be truly proud of." Rock 'n' Reel magazine, No.16 1993  "This is the first CD I've received put out on a private label, and what a superb disc it is too. Well produced and packaged and a joy to listen to from start to finish. Lewis is Tom Lewis, the Canadian ex-Sailor, singer and song-writer now quite well known in this country having done many successful solo gigs. William Pint, I confess I've never heard of but feel from the quality of his singing I should have, and though given only one lead vocal, Felicia Dale comes over as a strong singer, and her contributions to the harmonies are faultless. The instruments range from melodeon and guitar to the hurdy gurdy, and are played in a sensitive way which compliments rather than detracts from the songs. The material chosen includes three Tom Lewis songs which are not on either of the two cassettes he has available and I suspect, like his many other songs, will soon be heard performed in clubs by other singers.  The rest of the songs range from Kipling/Bellamy to John Tams and all appear to have been carefully chosen to avoid the "samey" material which is sadly noticeable on many recordings today, and to promote the individual and collective talents of this three piece. I particularly like their version of Frank's 'The Whale', the instrumental 'March of the King of Laois', and William Pint's splendid arrangement of Fox Smith's 'Sou' Spain', but, having said that, there's not a dud track on the whole record. 'Making Waves' has hardly left my CD player, and I believe making waves is precisely what this Canadian group will be doing when they tour later this year. ...I can't recommend this disc highly enough, but there, I always was a sucker for quality." Folk London