“This [‘Joan and Victor Jara’] is one of the all-time wonderful folk songs.” – Darryl Purpose (https://darrylpurpose.com/)
“I was hard-pressed not to assume it [‘The Rose of Ben Nishaere’] to be one of the many traditional/arranged by songs so often found on folk records. It’s that good.” – Bill Golembeski, Folking.com (https://folking.com/old-time-pharmaceuticals-roots-honey-own-label/)
“Pat DeSimio is an academic song smith who, like John Fogerty, Stan Rogers, and Jack White, consumes a certain style, tinkers in the engine room, and then produces a worthy addition to that genre.” – Bill Golembeski, Folking.com (https://folking.com/old-time-pharmaceuticals-roots-honey-own-label/)
Awards
“Joan and Victor Jara” – Finalist, Folk Category, UK Songwriting Contest 2020; Finalist, Folk/Americana Category, Great American Song Contest 2013; Camp Ned Song of the Year, 2015
“Lullaby of the Sky” – Finalist, Special Category Music (Children’s), Great American Song Contest 2017
“The Rose of Ben Nishaere” – Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting, Folk/Americana Category, Great American Song Contest 2016; Semi-Finalist, World Music Category, UK Songwriting Contest 2020
“In the Dark Missouri’s Mud” – Winner, 2014 Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival Songwriting Competition; Finalist, Folk/Americana Category, Great American Song Contest 2014
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