Daria Kulesh folk singer and songwriter
Daria Kuleshfolk singer and songwriter

Reviews

Earthly Delights - accolades and reviews:

Mike Davies' (Folk Radio UK) Top 10 Albums of 2019
Dai Jeffries' (RnR Magazine, Folking.com) Top 10 Albums of 2019
Radio Nowhere/Eclectic Train Wreck Top 10 Albums of 2019

Album of the Month, Willie’s Café, Taunus-Blitz Radio (Germany)
Multiple 'Album of the Week' radio playlists

"An excellent piece of work" - 5 out of 5 stars
(Dai Jeffries, RnR Magazine)

"Consistently a pleasure from start to finish" - 5 out of 5 stars
(Marc Higgins, Northern Sky Magazine)


"One of the year’s finest albums" Full review
(Mike Davies, Folk Radio UK)

"Beautiful melodies, fascinating lyrics, all exquisitely sung and adventurously arranged" Full review (David Harley, Folking.com)

 

"Enchanting" (Mike Norris, Classic Folk)

"Incredibly captivating voice... A very fine album" (Fred Underhill, Maverick Magazine)

"Daria hasn't let us down. The horizons of this new album have ballooned even further… One of our greatest singers… Amazing musicians" Full review (Pete Bradley, Fatea Magazine)


“Earthly Delights is a perfect title for this CD: it is delightful and its eleven songs sound heavenly” (Carol Whinnom, Folk London)

“Simply awesome... an album which should be in every music lover’s collection“
(Kev Rowland, Progressor.net)

"It takes character to bring such beauty into the world, something that is witnessed completely in Ms. Kulesh’s heritage, drive and understanding of the ambitious sound she brings to the realm of Folk music, one that has culture sewn through it, a tapestry of wondrous colour and imagination, the enquiring mind and the resolution to start fighting back, not with ugly sentiments and bandied around political phrases signifying nothing, but honest warmth, the enormity of fairy tales, legends and flair." Full review (Ian D. Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision)

"Sweet and delicious! Lots of superb musician guests. Absolutely brilliant"
(Alex Huskisson, The Mystery Train Radio Show)

"Refreshingly different, powerful songwriting in appealing modern folk arrangements"
(Michael Moll, FolkWorld)

"Great album" (Mike Harding, The Mike Harding Folk Show)

"Gorgeous. Lovely stuff!" (Genevive Tudor, Sunday Folk on BBC Radio Shropshire)

"Beautiful - great songs & immaculate performances - really fine & joyful work" (Robb Johnson)

"Intellingently playful... Enchanting, richly ornate" (fRoots Magazine)

"Remarkable. Very rich sound indeed"
(Roger Williams, A World of Difference on Blues and Roots Radio)

"Daria is making such an impact on the folk world that it wouldn’t surprise me if 'Earthly Delights' quickly becomes a collector’s piece." (Sandra Lawes, Unicorn Magazine)

Long Lost Home - accolades and reviews:

Laurel Canyon Music's Album of the Year 2017
Laurel Canyon Music's EP of the Year 2016 (Pledge Music exclusive preview of Long Lost Home)
Three Great Albums from 2017, RnR Magazine (Dai Jeffries)
Runner Up, FolkWords' Best Album from a Female Artist (2017)
Nominee, Best Album and Soloist of the Year, Folking Awards 2018
Runner Up, The Mythmaker Award, Folk Phenomena Awards 2018
Tip for 2018, RnR Magazine (Colin Bailey)

FolkWords' Album of the Month (January 2017)

Ministry of Culture Award (Ingush Republic, Russia), March 2017
Top 10 Albums of 2017  & One to Watch in 2018, Mike Ganley's Crooked Road
Top 10 Albums of
2017, Noizze (Simon Chisholm)
Top 10 Albums of 2017, Gary Hazlehurst, Nova FM

Multiple 'Album of the Week' and 'Best of 2017' radio playlists

The Moon and the Pilot - Trev Lloyd's 3rd Best Song of 2016, 10Radio

"Superb... When I first listened to the record after every song I thought, “go on, top that” and, remarkably, Daria does just that." Full review (Dai Jeffries, Folking.com)


"An aural masterpiece of intensity... It is an indisputable privilege to fall into its embrace." Full review (Tim Carroll, FolkWords)

 

"A seamless work of some really beautiful music. I have learned such a lot from this album, about Ingush mythology, about Russian history and about myself. Such is the powerful effect on me." Full review (Liz Franklin's Folk Garden, Blues and Roots Radio and Eden FM Radio)

"A set of songs that are necessary, that are vibrant and colourful... (they) ricochet with truth and depth. An opulent sounding album" Full review (Ian D. Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision)

"Every one of these beautiful songs has been lovingly teased from Daria’s very soul – and even from the very spirit of her forebears. Every one has a heart-felt story to tell; or a wrong to right. And they are delivered with a passion that only Daria can summon up.... All the songs in this collection are exceptional." Full review (Phil the Music Quill Blog)


"Literate original songs powerfully sung. Bold, exotic... Impressive" Full review (fRoots Magazine)

"Grace, skill and emotional intensity few singers can match... a wonderful album.” Full review
(David Harley, Sabrinaflu Folk Magazine)

"All the songs are beautiful. The whole album is a triumph" (Chris Arscott, Folk & Acoustic Show, Triangle Radio)

"From beginning to end, Long Lost Home is a listening delight" Full review (Nigel Parry, Bright Young Folk)

"A remarkable album delivered with maximum effect" Full review (Mike Davies, Fatea Magazine)

"Fascinating and enjoyable in equal measure... A CD for everyone" Full review (Damian Liptrot, Northern Sky magazine)

 

"The whole album is amazing" (Joe Tracey, Joe Tee Shuffle)


"Kulesh’s voice soars as always in the beguiling way that it does and the result we get is an album which is simply speaking an artefact." Full review (Peter Taranaski, Folk Phenomena)

 

"Truly a remarkable album; so unlike anything I have ever heard before and well deserving of all the praise I have seen it receive... a multitude of different musical styles are fused with ease and grace, delighting listeners with every new song" 10/10 Full review (Simon Chisholm, Noizze)

"Kulesh's incredible tones paint a picture no brush stroke could ever achieve... she is able to recreate, at least in music and song, a world which has been lost" Full review (Danny Farragher, Folk All)

"Wonderful, wonderful stories. An album that continues to grow on me and will be a huge hit in 2017. I’ve already pencilled it in for my Album of the Year show at the start of next year, that’s how confident I am that’s where it will be." Listen (Gary Hazlehurst's Folk Show, Nova FM)

"A soaring hymn... That voice is a tremendous instrument, and the powerful, idiosyncratic and personal songs are quite unlike almost anything else you may have heard... Nothing here is less than enchanting" (Julian Cole, EFDSS' EDS Magazine)

 

"A huge step forward. She’s always been very, very good, but this album really goes on further."
(Steve Clarke, Strange Brew, Cuillin FM)

"Haunting, poignant, and full of humanity... It is totally compelling" (Ian Croft, R2 Magazine)

 

"Wonderful album... A fascinating journey... Daria has upped the stakes by bringing her music even closer to home" (Mike Ainscoe, Sonic Bandwagon, Pure 107.8FM)


"Daria's voice is wonderful (as always) throughout the album and she has enlisted a whole host of top musicians... A good folk album should make you think and reflect. This album does both wonderfully" (Graham Hobbs, Shire Folk magazine)

"Fascinating and moving… very special. A mix of Peggy Seeger and Joan Baez; and like these two great songwriters, she has a tale worth telling"
(Alex Huskisson, The Mystery Train Radio Show, Severn FM)

"Beautifully produced... I suggest that you all rush out and buy the CD"
(Clive Batkin, Unicorn Magazine)

"I can't recommend this album more highly!"
(Doug Welch, BBC Radio Kent Folk)

"Wonderful album, full of fantastic tracks. Doesn’t that give you the impression that 2017 will be as good a year for music as 2016! I can’t wait for you lot to hear the whole of that album"

(Neil King, Along the Tracks, Blues and Roots Radio)

"Exquisite, rich & haunting" (Sue Hampton, author)

"I love Daria’s songs because they tell such brilliant stories. Fascinating!"
(Genevieve Tudor, Sunday Folk, BBC Radio Shropshire)

"A wonderful array of true tales... It's like being taken on a musical magical mystery tour of her ancestry." (Stacy Hart, Runnin on Empty Blog)

"Wonderful voice, exquisite songwriting… Daria is going from strength to strength"
(Liz Franklin, Folk Garden, Blues and Roots Radio)

"Something special... jaw-droppingly stupendous" (Roger Pettit, Roots & Shoots, Felixstowe Radio)

"What a great story, and how beautifully told!"
(Frank Hennessy, Celtic Heartbeat, BBC Radio Wales)

"Absolutely fantastic songs" (Chris T-T's Midnight Campfire, Juice 107.2 Brighton)

"Excellent album" (Phil Beer, Show of Hands)

 

"Truly remarkable… She’s going to make a big impact during 2017"
(Roger Williams, A World of Difference)


"I love the new album, great stories! You really have to get hold of it"
(Mike Harding, the Mike Harding Folk Show)

"Daria Kulesh can be proud of what she’s achieved here, both through her very unique contribution to the UK folk scene and through this perfectly timely celebration of Ingush culture and history"
(Darren Johnson, Darren's Music Blog)

Eternal Child - accolades and reviews:

Runner Up, FolkWords' Best Album from a Female Artist (2015)
Nominee, FolkWords' Album of the Year (2015)
Multiple 'Album of the Week' and 'Best of 2015' radio playlists

"A phenomenal debut album" Full review
(Pete Bradley, Fatea Magazine)

"If there’s an album to buy this New Year, this is it." Full review

(Tim Carroll, FolkWords)


"Casts a spell... an album that rewards repeated listening." Full review

(Dai Jeffries, Folking.com)
 

"A resounding success. Daria's vocal is distinctly wonderful throughout." Full review

(Rob Bridge, Redwood Music Photography blog)

 

"The voice of fairy tales, being able to create the enthralment of the faerie realm and equally bring terror as the evil queen whose very words could chill your blood and capture your soul." Full review
(Danny Farragher, Folk All)

"A fresh, new voice that is not from around here... One thing that Eternal Child speaks very loudly of is sincerity, something that in recent times has become rarer than unicorns." Full review
(Michael S. Clark, Instrumental)

"There isn't a weak track on here at all... this album is pure efflorescence" Full review
(Peter Taranaski, She Dances in the Mind Blog)

"Fine, passionate voice"; "certainly recommend" 
(Graham Hobbs, Shire Folk Magazine)

 

"Her voice, a joy to hear... Unique and remarkable" 
Full review (Phil the Music Quill Blog)

"An album that will be near at hand for quite
a while", 4 **** stars
(Dai Jeffries, R2 Magazine)

Live reviews:

"Mesmerising... Breathtaking vocals. A true star"
(Peter Shaw, Folk Radio UK)

“A magical set. A fairytale set you might even say“ (John Hurd, 3songsbonn)

"Sensational Russian songstress... A tour-de-force performance... Her voice is incredibly expressive and strikingly pure, and her songs reach deep into the emotions" (Colin Bailey, Readifolk)

"A concert in which Daria Kulesh appears is no ordinary gig... The audience were totally enthralled, you may even say bewitched by the songs and stories" Full review (Tony Collins, Hot Music Live)

"Boy what a treat" Full review (Stacy Hart, Runnin on Empty, for Watford Observer)


"Right from the start, her beautiful voice and faultless rendition had everyone spell-bound" Full review (Phil the Music Quill blog)

"So vibrant and makes one feel glad to be alive. You always feel as though someone has cranked the colour saturation dial on an analogue TV vision such is the presence of her likeable personality" Full review (Alban Low, Art of Jazz)

“We were looking forward to having you, but your performance was so above and beyond what we expected… Engaging and enchanting, it was bursting with character, talent and beauty” (Bee Precious, Street Food Supper Club)

"Daria Kulesh entertained us with wonderful, charming stories and songs, one of the best voices around" (Robin Mansfield, Cambridge Folk Club)

"A captivating spectacle... Extraordinary voice" Full review (Gavin McNamara, Downend Folk Club)


"An entrancing performance, such interesting songs and accompaniment, and charming delivery!" (Mary Blake, Bowes Park Folk Club)

"Very impressive performance - loved it, as did the audience" (Gary James, Loughton Folk Club)


"Kulesh glided through her set and transported the audience to a mystical zone of mesmerising lyrics and far-away lands" Full review (Katy Davis, BSN Magazine)

"Thank you for giving us such an amazing afternoon - such a beautiful and professional performance" (Liz Montgomery, FaB Club)

"The wonderful Daria Kulesh during her amazing set at The Carpenter's Arms at Miserden, Gloucestershire... A truly extraordinary voice, powerful and pitch-perfect, combined with her considerable raconteur skills mesmerised a fully appreciative audience for nearly two hours" Full review (Page 21) (Geoffrey Head, The Flux Presents and also Slap Mag)

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