Don Armstrong of the Country Standard Time website gives "Ruby's Torch" a less than glowing review at

http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cd ... p?xid=3532

Voice of America News has a great review of Nanci and "Ruby's Torch" at:

http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-01-22-voa56.cfm

The site also an audio link to a spoken "review" with song clips. The audio "review" is different from the written review. It is 4 minutes and 43 seconds in length and well worth a listen...

Here is the link to a truly excellent review of "Ruby's Torch" by Anne Carlini of Exclusive Magazine at:

http://www.annecarlini.com/ex_cd.php

Back on November 15, 2006, I posted a review of "Ruby's Torch" that was written in Dutch. The next day Stephen provided a rough translation through a web tranlation site. Since then, I have received another translation of this review from moderngirl, a member of the Fan Forums. Her translation goes as follows:

[quote]It has been almost thirty years since the Texas born singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith made her debut with "There's a Light Beyond these Woods" (1978). Many of Griffith’s recordings, which border near the area of roots, country and folk, also include a large and faithful following in Ireland. The album "The Dust Bowl Symphony" appeared in 1999, a recording which she made together with the London Symphony Orchestra. `Symphonic country’, as it were. Old numbers were simply arranged again, where the orchestra had a clearly serving role, which worked well above expectation. Outside the more personal numbers on the album "Clock Without Hands" (2001) we find mainly songs concerning travel when Nanci experienced Vietnam. Griffith had been involved for some years already with The Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation and worked in the Campaign for a Landmine Free World, hence its inclusion on this album. But the fact is, Griffith’s largest market is at home and that is after a large number of recordings for both MCA and Elektra. Griffith is once again at the label on which she made her debut in 1978 - Rounder. In 2002, we could enjoy "Winter Marquee" on this label. The album was a live-cd with special contributions by Emmylou Harris and Tom Russell; which made a welcome supplement on that studio album. On November 14th, Rounder released Nanci’s new album "Ruby's Torch". "Ruby's Torch" stands full with numbers appearing to take place in a nightclub-type setting. It contains intimate arrangements and a surprising track-list. And in fact this miraculous arrangement sets out songs of an unprecedentedly high quality in which vocal arts and production are at issue. Accompanied by a plenary songlist; Griffith treated nine classics and two of her own songs. On the album stand-outs are; "When I Dream" (Crystal Ga yle) "in The Wee Small Hours of The Morning" (Frank Sinatra), "If These Walls Could Speak" (Jimmy Webb), "Brave Companion of The Road", "Late Night Grande Hotel" and three covers of Tom Waits; "Ruby's Arms", "Grapefuit Moon" and "Please Call Me, Baby". Therefore, we looked at this new album with particular interest; and Griffith exceeded our grandest expectations. Griffith has put the icing on the cake with this new production. Much also has to do with production, because nobody states oneself less than Trina Shoemaker (Whiskeytown, Queens of the Stone Age, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow) behind the boards. Trina engineers a fantastically produced recording. Shoemaker loves a nice sound, but fortunately exaggerates this nowhere. For this reason, Griffith's beautiful songs drink in any excessive production, and get by exactly the correct priorities that a cd has to have to be able to grow to a master work. And that is it; because Griffith’s selection of fantastic songs exceed themselves on "Ruby's Torch". Kortweg: On "Ruby's Torch": “We are spoiled with splendid music. In eleven songs, what does not concern us is left unsung. Again; a classic recording of this captivating singer, Nanci Griffith - the strength of her music hides in simplicity.â€

Here is the link to a review by Ann M. Colford of "Ruby's Torch" in The Pacific Northwest Inlander:

http://www.inlander.com/soundadvice/298217925300977.php

Amazon.com now has 15 customer reviews of "Ruby's Torch." The average review is 4 out of 5 stars.

To see all 15 reviews, go to:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/custom ... 74&s=music

Here is a "review" of "Ruby's Torch" on the blog of Blue Moon Studio at:

http://bluemoonstudio.typepad.com/blue_ ... index.html

Below is the link to the e-town "review" of "Ruby's Torch" at:

http://www.etown.org/listen.summary.php ... 2007-03-14

Below is the link to a review by Mat Brewster that appears in Blogcritics Magazine at

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/03/083825.php

Here is the link to a review of "Ruby's Torch" in the Athlone Advertiser of Ireland:

http://www.athloneadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=3506

Here is the link to a very negative review by Geoff Gehman of "Ruby's Torch" that appeared in the Allentown, Pennsylvania, The Morning Call newspaper on March 10, 2007:

http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/musi ... 5763.story