“It’s genuine, passionate, totally convincing, and outright joyous, a pure listening pleasure, today’s country blues at its very best... the best comparison would be early Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur, or Eleanor Ellis, if you add a spicy amalgam of Memphis Minnie’s unabashed kickass attitude... The earthy Erin Harpe understands her musical heritage as a woman and she sings as passionately and, well, as “hot” as the best of the greats of bygone days, with her rich and smoky voice...

One can play the roots country blues differently, louder or faster, to try to impress and dazzle. But nobody today plays and sings it better.”

–Frank Matheis

“an energized guitarist who stands tall next to both her progenitors and other women mining the same territory like Rory Block and Fiona Boyes. Plus, her voice is unique for its high register delivery, adding a richness and more contemporary take on the raw and randy songs of blues’ first generation of female shouters.”

–Don Wilcock

“an excellent storyteller… a troubadour, like Roy Book Binder... she just seems to have so much fun in her playing and she certainly puts everything into it”

–Marty Gunther

“Erin Harpe has wooed me over with her latest record… Meet Me in the Middle is a must for blues fans.”

–Phillip Smith

“Erin Harpe is a second generation, finger-picking guitarist from New England who has established a strong reputation with her band The Delta Swingers but here, on her fourth outing on Vizztone, she has stripped things right back... a very enjoyable album.”

–John Mitchell

“a consummate picker with bags of accomplished ability and an assurance that seems to grow with each new release. Her voice is raw and emotive, powerfully passionate and clearly confident and boiling as needed... it’s a true delight to have this wonderful album featuring Harpe pretty much picking and performing at her very best here... ‘Meet Me In The Middle’ is one of those albums that has bags of quality, a generally cracking range of tracks and an old-school, acoustic blues mastery that is seldom found these days.”

–Iain Patience

Erin Harpe deserves to be accorded a spot along with Rory Block and just a few others in the high echelons of acoustic blueswomen.

–Steve Daniels

“⭐⭐⭐ (3 out of 4 stars!) Erin Harpe is an unmannered singer and assured guitarist, with an assertive touch and a firm grasp of country blues idiom, revealed in performances of Memphis Minnie’s What’s The Matter With The Mill and…

“She is a marvelous guitarist, and her slide playing evokes the late Alan Wilson of Canned Heat fame... Erin Harpe, a first-rate interpreter of traditionally rooted blues, has produced another gem of a recording.”

–Ron Weinstock

“an excellent storyteller… a troubadour, like Roy Book Binder... she just seems to have so much fun in her playing and she certainly puts everything into it”

–BluesBlues UK

“a cool, acoustic country blues release”

-B-Man

“If you’re a fan of great acoustic finger picking, Erin Harpe’s new record will do right by you... the disc is good fun... A gentle, unassuming record with restorative powers here... use, and enjoy.”

–The Rock Doctor

“...soulfully sung and masterfully played... Always a fine entertainer, Harpe has become an acoustic blues woman with style. Check out this great new recording from the duo of Harpe and Countryman.”

–Richard Ludmerer

“Erin Harpe is certainly one of the most expressive female voices of the authentic acoustic country blues scene. GREAT”

–Vicente Zumel

“Her slide playing is more like Leo Koettke than Johnny Winter and it's a good example of how her unique style is as much how her voice and guitar support each other as it is the actual notes she plays… Great finger-picking country blues guitar and an expressive voice that is authentic and from the heart. Why isn't this woman famous?”

–AJ Wachtel

“A great gateway drug for the blues newbie, this is the stuff that'll really get you hooked. Killer stuff throughout.”

“Beyond her undeniable instrumental skill, this damsel is endowed with a tone as powerful as it is cheeky, and her man provides flawless rhythmic support. That we can still enjoy this kind of record in 2020 is almost enough to prove the existence of God!”

–Patrick Dallongeville