Steve Eulberg's latest album, "a piece of it all," is brimming with wonderful acoustic Folk/Americana music and cleverly slips in other genres while each component of the band is intricate and outstanding. "Porch Swingin'" is a down home Folk/Blues track with heartfelt lyrics and splashed with great harmonica riffs. Another track, "Who Am I?" is a laid back song with charming violin fills and captures the rhythm of a romantic, Brazilian Bossa Nova beat. "Rock On Rock" is a vocally appealing song in that the call-and-response harmony between the lead and background vocals is impeccable and flows very well with the sound of the mandolin. The track "A Ship May Be Safe" harkens to the Irish history in Americana music with the soothing violin, nostalgic lyrics, and the warmth emitted through the artist's vocals specifically for this song. Fans of the Dixie Chicks or James Taylor will thoroughly appreciate the relaxed and well produced songs of "a piece of it all.” - Trent C.

RadioIndy.com

....A Piece of it All is a well-written and thought provoking collection of topical tunes and songs to stir the heart and soul into action.” - TD

SingOut

[a piece of it all] Listening to this CD puts me in a place where I want to be when I listen to music. Steve Eulberg's music is truly superb. Each song is written and performed with a heartfelt sensation of musical genius. I will be looking forward to more from this artist.” - Quinten Williams

amazon.com

...what a tasty little masterpiece. Eulberg's musicianship is matched by his songwriting. Long after you've forgotten other people's songs, his work sneaks back and haunts you in all the right ways.” - Robert Morgan Fisher

— [a piece of it all]

Local Musician Wants to Share His String of Success If Steve Eulberg had it his way, families would gather on their porch every night to strum instruments and sing with each other. I love folk music," he said. "If we could have everybody on their porch singing songs together, the whole world would be a better place." The Lincoln Junior High School music paraprofessional and local folk musician's original composition, "War is Sweet (to those who never taste it)," topped the Music Review's top 40 Independent Country Songs chart in September and is an entry on the Grammy ballot this year....” - Taylour Nelson

The Fort Collins Coloradoan

[a piece of it all] "This album is fantastic, & is lodged firmly on my MP3 player - good music to study to.” - Berah

— unsolicited private review--a piece of it all

[a piece of it all] Steve Eulberg’s “A Piece Of It All” (Owl Mountain Music) has a very traditional feel though, generally, the arrangements are more modern and this blend of traditionalism and modernity really works. Steve tackles a few thorny issues in these 13 songs and there might be the odd one that makes some listeners a little uncomfortable as he holds forth on subjects like political, religious and ethnic intolerance, changing moral values, social injustice, human relationships simple and complex and conflicting emotions. Accompanying Steve’s vocals on what I suppose is a social commentary is his own guitars and mountain and hammered dulcimers with Anne Lindsay (fiddle), Chris Whiteley (brilliant harmonica!), Ken Whiteley (mandolin, accordion and a variety of keys), George Koller (bass) and Brad Hart (drums). The programme includes the achingly beautiful “Sad”, a superb revival of the traditional “Careless Love” (just catch that harmonica, mandolin and guitar), the wonderful journey to discover oneself in “I Was Lost” and the spiritual “Beauty In The World”. www.steveeulberg.com Thanks to EHK of Texas for providing this album.” - Pete Smith

Pete Smith's Reviews [a piece of it all]

[a piece of it all] Oh man, oh man, oh man! From now on when you think of world-class dulcimer talent, multi-instrumentalist, folk music social consciousness, and great sense of humor you'll have to think of two people John McCutcheon and Steve Eulberg. Eulberg truly does have "a piece of it all" in his newest release by the same name. Steve Eulberg's fans who know and love him for his musicianship and sensitive compositions on mountain and hammered dulcimers will be surprised, but still very pleased with his new CD,a piece of it all. Dulcimers are of course included on the instrumentation, but that is not the focus of the music. The album is all about beautiful narrative lyrics integrated with complex, but never complicated melodies, and arrangements played by Steve and the best guest musicians and friends possible. For the uninitiated, a piece of it all is a great place to start your Steve Eulberg collection. Most of the songs were written by Steve, although his interpretation of "Careless Love" gives the old standard a brand new feeling. Steve sings about real life joys that the listener will want to share, and although he also sings about the harshest of tribulations he never leaves you without hope. Embellishing or beginning your Eulberg collection, a piece of it all, will probably not only become one your favorite folk music albums; it is more likely to become one of your favorite all-time albums. PERIOD.” - Jim Babcock

— private review--a piece of it all

[a piece of it all] Lynn said his favorite piece is "a ship may be safe." I like all of them, especially "I miss america" and "war is sweet." The thoughts behind and woven through the songs are deep and far out of the ordinary." ——Lynn and Mary Catherine McSpadden ...your new CD. It is wonderful. Boy, did you write some thoughtful and heartful songs! I miss America too... great song. You are so talented, and are putting out such good material. Keep up the good work." ——Susan Trump Awesome CD, but I just may have to listen to it a hundred more times or so...just to be sure." ——Jan Hammond”

— Various Listeners of "a piece of it all"

[a piece of it all] 3 stars (out of 5) Traditional country and folk often goes hand in hand in some parts of the US & Canada. Take for instance a tune performed on an Appalachian Dulcimer. On "a piece of it all", Steve Eulberg takes you on a trip where he introduces us to Mountain and hammered Dulcimers as well to an instrument called the Dulci-bro. The latter is indeed a combination of a mountain Dulcimer and a Dobro. On "a piece of it all", you get a combination of many styles and genres of the mountain area, if it is simple Appalachian folk, traditional country or blues infested Americana it is all there on this thirteen track album. Marketed as "original and traditional tunes accomapnied by guitar, dulcimers and more, " this is on the other hand a mixed bag of too many genres. Steve Eulberg can certainly write some beautiful tunes but I fear the album is to[o] various in styles to appeal to a bigger audience. Some of the more appealing tunes are "Porch Swingin'", one of those blues infested tunes [I] was talked about earlier, "who am I" a crossover into a sort of Latin Jaz style, and "Careless Love" a more pop/rock tune again with some blues/gospel influences. Further more you can trace some origins of bands like Wovenhand, 16 horsepower or Slim Cessna's autoblub in both the instrumentaion as in the styles on this album. On the back cover of the album I find a [the] phrase "Smile induing, thought provoking, toe-tapping Folkgrass." The moniker "toe tapping Folkgrass" is indeed an appealing description for the music on this album and inclues the crossover from folk into county and back.” - Mr. Blue Boogie

— Blue Boogie CD Review (Belgium)


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