PRESS ABOUT DUDLEY The New York Times "a kind of hallucinatory power so forceful that one admires [Dudley Saunders] for surviving it." The New York Post "Haunting music and a beautiful voice." The New Yorker "His writing and his performance have power, humor and grace." Village Voice "Harsh and heartbreaking." LGNY "A new kind of American balladry mixing Springsteen starkness, Joni Mitchell lyricism, country-western emotion and queer-boy straight talk." BILLBOARD "Nourishment for the intelligent, introspective adult listener." FAB "Lyrical, bizarre and pensive!  Folk meets goth!" The Texas Triangle "I was amazed at the singularity of his voice: a plaintive tenor, pure and tight-vibratoed as a male Joan Baez, it can fly from quiet brooding to gospel roof-raising at a moment's noice.  And the material itself is as surprising as his voice, with soaring, Joni Mitchell-meets-Lyle Lovett melodies that fuse pop, country and jazz with vivid, gritty reflections." The Washington Blade "On his remarkable CD "RESTORE" Dudley Saunders creates a new kind of testament, one to which everyone would be wise to pay attention." Music Connection "Call him the Joni Mitchell of the Gay Music movement.  One of the most intelligent offerings of the year." Impact (New Orleans) "Eerie yet emotionally powerful and graceful post-modern folk songs.  Saunders' hautning, tremulous voice possesses a stark other-worldly quality which beautifully transmits a wide range of emotions, honestly conveying an amazing sense of vulnerability and pain." Baltimore Alternative "A haunting album that sticks in one's mind and deserves repeated hearings." Southern Voice (Atlanta) "Sheer brilliance.  RESTORE possesses a truthfulness that simply cannot be over-emphasized.  Sheer brilliance!" "Even formidable comparisons to Joni Mitchell and Lyle Lovett don't do Dudley Saunders justice. Heartbreaking and original, his songs are like musical cinematography, weaving an American landscape of love, loss, and bittersweet struggle. MKD, FLAVORPILL.COM "Saunders is a confessional folky at heart, but his music is complex and jazzy, with a strong pop sense and killer hooks.  The subject matter tends to be dark, but the music -- expressed through Saunders' high, raw, emotional tenor -- always brings a bit of grace and light to the proceedings.  There aren't many artists who can go this deep into life's dark side and emerge triumphant. Saunders can, and on "The Billy White Acre Sessions" he makes you believe every word he sings."  j. poet, PlanetOut.com "He’s hard to characterize, though he’s been compared to artists like Jeff Buckley and Chris Isaak. But Dudley Saunders’s rich, plangent voice and thoughtful delivery (not to mention the sharp, contemporary slant of his lyrics) transcend his Appalachian folk/country/gospel roots. He’s been featured in experimental-funk bands, on Indian-fusion rock tracks, and on avant-garde “neo-pop” records. But his second solo CD, The Billy White Acre Sessions+, brings Saunders full-circle. The unforgettable track “The Undoing (Everyday)” examines the actions we regret and must struggle every day to put behind us. This multi-talented gay artist possesses vocal prowess and superb musicianship that evoke a haunted, contemplative longing—yet never lose an underlying optim ism and joy. Leslie Claire, OUTSMART MAGAZINE "On THE BILLY WHITE ACRE SESSIONS+ (Fang Records), Dudley Saunders brings an eerie, smoky, hallucinatory mountain air to his hard-bitten songs of struggle and recovery."  CHICAGO READER "EDITOR'S PICK!  Not many singer/songwriters from Appalachia or anywhere really have had an opportunity to work alongside an Indian-fusion rock band let alone experimental avant-garde artists. But when you hear the dynamics of Dudley Saunders play out on his follow-up to his magnificent debut you realize why such an eclectic group of artists would want to work with him. His vocals are haunting and solid, grimly musing on life’s greatest mysteries on his father via his “Dead Bird Fly (Daddy When He Sings)”, perhaps conjuring the ghost spirit of his long dead famous relative Daniel Boone. ... [He] explores the spaces that his ancestor never found, mapping out a whole new course for folk rock. A compelling artist light-years ahead of his counterparts in the anti-folk scene!"  J-SIN for Smother.net "A haunting, 7-track collection.  Dudley Saunders is a exceptional musician and his unique blend of light and dark textures and tones are intelligent and intriguing!"  LAURA TURNER LYNCH for Kweevak.com "One of the best voices on the Alt-Country Scene ... THE UNDOING (EVERY DAY) is an incredible song, an obvious choice to push for a breakthrough single.  You will not be able to get this song out of your head."  KEITH HANNALECK, MuzikReviews.com "If singer-songwriter Dudley Saunders were a TRL-friendly twink ... MTV would gobble him up.  So seductive is his voice, he could even sneak lyrics like "You went stiff as come stains" past FCC watchdogs.  Though he's lain low since 1997's full-length RESTORE, this seven-track return to form is as muscular and no-nonsense as his photo on its back cover.  "Love in Crystal" offers a daring narrative about the circuit queen's party favor of choice, while "The Truck of the Rising Sun" flirts with country blues, climaxing with an unfettered zeal worthy of Nina Simone."  Kurt B. Reighley, THE ADVOCATE "The songs are haunting with their folk yet gothic sounds, and have this undefinable nature about them.  Recommended for our mature listeners." DiscoveringArtists.com (N.B.:  THIS IS MY FAVORITE REVIEW EVER!!) "Upon first listen, this album seems hauntingly romantic and beautiful, but when you give it another listen and focus on the lyrics, you start to understand that it's filled with pain and darkness lyrically. "The Undoing (Every Day)" got to me like no other song on this album just from the first two lines: "Can these hands of mine unslap this child / Can you teach his tears to turn around and uncry?" It takes a lot to touch me. (I've been called a cold, heartless bitch on many occasions.) Dudley Saunders has made a wonderful album that's worth every word of praise it's ever gotten. If you don't believe me, then you're an asshole.  Manda-Dex-Punk, SKRATCH MAGAZINE FUN FACTS Hit #1 on the Outvoice Music Charts, August 2006 Nominated for 2 Outmusic Awards, 2006 2006 Editor's Choice Award from Kweevak "The Undoing" was a runner-up in the 2006 Singer-Songwriter Awards