Here are what a few industry people have said about Tom Breiding's music:
RON OLESKO, PRODUCER/HOST WFDU'S TRADITIONS, TEANECK, NJ: Tom Breiding serves up a slice of America’s heart and soul on his latest project “The Unbroken Circle.” Tom is a gifted storyteller who has crafted a monumental set of songs, each one a singular epic that fits together to tell an important story. This is one CD that will stick with you.
TIM O'BRIEN, GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SONGWRITER: Tom Breiding's bluegrass flavored CD "The Unbroken Circle" provides a much needed look at the story of the West Virginia coalfields. Like the best historical fiction, these true stories in song provide easy access to a culture whose trials and tribulations are too often ignored.
TOM T. HALL "THE STORYTELLER" DISTINGUISHED MEMBER NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME: Shades of Woody Guthrie - These recordings contribute to the historical understanding of this much misunderstood region.
REGIS BEHE, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE REVIEW:
The Unbroken Circle is as good as anything that has come out of Western Pennsylvania in the last 20 years. It is rare to come across an album that so completely reflects its subject matter. Breiding has done his homework, both lyrically and musically.
TOM COLLINS, TWO TIME CMA PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Steve Warner):
Tom Breiding is an outstanding songwriter.
ED MASLEY, PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE:
Just when you think you know where the song is going, Breiding takes it where most writers would never attempt to go and then pulls it off...it doesn't get any better than that.
HARRY FUNK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR WASHINGTON OBSERVER:
You have to wonder about what it takes to make it in the music business...Tom Breiding has the type of talent that doesn’t have to skirt the edge of decency or hearing impairment to entertain.
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