
A singer/songwriter that explores the personal side of life. Bronwen's style is
sweet, simple, and poignant. The lyrics don't stray too far from home. Her voice
rings with the passion of motherhood, the pain of divorce, and the strength of
womanhood.
Jody Fox & Mai Young, TheSongcrafters.com, 05-26-01
Bronwen's appropriately-titled 12-song debut is folksy, melodic, well engineered
and full of vivid imagery.... Whatever category you want to put Bronwen into, some
things are indisputable -- you will feel something (whatever it is); you will be
drawn into the stories and more than likely convinced to listen again.
Les Reynolds, Indie-Music.com, 02-09-01
Bronwen Williams has a very distinctive sound, both in the songs she writes and
chooses to sing and in her very unique voice....Choosing a subject area which bogs
less talented writers in a mire of saccharine cliche, Williams manages to make her
personal revelations universal and very conversational to boot.
Bob MacKenzie, Sound Bytes, 09-06-00
There's a lot of dancing on the razor's edge between sanity and insanity here, but
there's also just enough of a silver lining of hope buried under the lyrics to make
you believe the singer will be all right.
James Tarbox, St. Paul Pioneer Press, 12-06-99
The message is one of strength, inspiration and encouragement. It goes into the
darkness and emerges victorious. It is honest, revealing, and sensitive....The
extremes of human existence co-mingled with exquisite musicianship and intense
production, make this album a privilege to experience.
Independent Songwriter, 10-06-99
I was blown away by the simple beauty of the ideas and the sweetness of the music.
This is a full grown woman with honest and full grown ideas....She is a woman’s
woman, with an open heart and a “Get Serious” attitude.
Ed Felien, Pulse of the Twin Cities, 09-26-99
This is a lovely folky album and Bronwen proves that she has the voice....The words
to the songs are simple, but that gives them personalities like real people; true
friends almost....Each song is orchestrated differently, and has a singular mood
all its own. If you're into beautiful folk, you'll have to try this one.
Ben Ohmart, The Muse’s Muse, 09-01-99
Local folkie Bronwen Williams has created, in her debut, an open wound of an album
that draws you in with its acoustic intimacy and seduces you into its darkness....
It may sound like an unrelenting downer, but some of the minor-key arrangements are
simply lovely, plumbing just the right modicum of sadness from the strains of a
cello or accordion.
Rob Hubbard, Sidewalk Twin Cities, 08-10-99
Williams’ CD, “This Is Me, Is That You” is a refreshing piece of work. Williams’
debut is simple yet maintains a sophistication due to her intensely sweet voice and
clarity of thought. Her use of storytelling within her songs is one of the purest
forms I have heard in quite some time.
Peggy VanDuyne, Pulse of the Twin Cities, 05-19-99
“This Is Me, Is That You” is a treasure, and she's a major talent, a singer with a
gorgeous folkie voice who could probably make her mark (or living) pitching her
songs to Nashville stars.
Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 05-11-99
She has a clear, rich, gorgeous folk voice, reminiscent of early Judy Collins, and
a sense of music that evokes the McGarrigle Sisters....“This Is Me, Is That You”
signals the emergence of a major new talent.
Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 05-02-99