music.
"I went and listened to it all the way through again and was crying by the last song. It really is so beautiful and heartfelt, and so needed in the world we live in today. The instrumentation is captivating, the harmonies are downright angelic, and the words hit hard."
-Katie, LA
"So many people needed this. I will love this one forever."
-Abigail, SD
"Thank you for putting such good music out into the world so the rest of us can both try to make sense of things, and find comfort."
-Susan, VT
"Hymns For My Atheist Sister & Her Friends to Sing Along To is an open-hearted invitation to people of all faiths and none to place a higher value on doing good than clinging to dogma. In some ways, it's an invocation, too-- a vulnerable and yearning dirge for folks who've been hurt and heartbroken by a religion, a faith leader, or a friend who, perhaps, didn't always practice the kindness and empathy they preach."
-Melina Cohen, American Atheist
"Believe it or not, this duo has made a record that is neither dogma nor doctrine, for the religious or the irreligious, for the good the bad and the in between. Everybody’s welcome." - Dean Nardi, AmericanaUK
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"The Rough & Tumble really do create a sound that's much greater than the sum of the parts, and as would be expected this far into their career, the album arrives fully formed.
The writing is strong, the playing from the duo and everyone else involved is beautifully sympathetic and the recording values capture everything in lovely organic detail.
With 'Only This Far' The Rough & Tumble have produced a fine record indeed."
-Paul Jackson, FATEA Magazine
"The R&T have written a suite of songs that mine that vein of sorrow, but with an empowering, often uplifting spirit. They write about coming to terms with family drama in a way that requires strength, distance, and, ultimately, benign neglect. There is an inspirational thread and a sense of empowerment that gives this album lift..."
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-- Ron Rosco Selley, F.O.R. Collective
recent history.
"...they sure as hell are peaking high and mighty in this music and songwriting game."
​--Brian Carroll, Red Line Roots, September 2019
