Baird's captivating new solo collection of traditional ballads, unlikely covers, and well-crafted originals.  Full text...

Meg Baird has chosen songs to perform, as well as writing a few of her own, that seem in no way anachronistic. Although some of these tracks are decades old, in Meg's able hands and voice they seem fresh and new. I read somewhere that she purposefully selected songs that didn't seem tiresome the more you heard them. Well, she succeeded.  Full text...

It may lack the enticing complexity and strangeness of her fellow practitioners' work, but the quaint non-freak Dear Companion is sincere in its purpose. In straying from her aesthetic-heavy scene, Baird is able to deliver a pure folk album, reminding us that the music is more important than the image.  Full text...

On Dear Companion, Baird indulges this aspect of her artistry further, crafting an album endearing in its beauty, ease and quiet emotional resonance.   Full text...