Praise for ‘Honest Abe And The Assassins’…

‘Honest Abe is a one man Exile. ’
Gavin Martin UNCUT

‘Caught in that spooky yet compelling netherworld between folk, blues and country, Ovans’ songs are true grit, minimalist, righteous portraits - a real reality show.’
Jeff Tamarkin MOJO

‘A sprawling two-disc frazzled and intoxicating epic.’
Peter Watts TIME OUT LONDON

‘It’s the sort of territory that Bruce Springsteen has been trying to nail from Nebraska to Devils and Dust. Someone needs to send Springsteen a copy of this album to show him how it’s done… Put simply, for fans of good singer-songwriters, this album comes out of nowhere, sets the benchmark significantly higher and is a clear contentender for Americana album of the year.’
Richard Hilton MORNING STAR

‘Astonishing… It’s been on the CD player permanently since it arrived: plain, simple, moving songs. Fantastic.’ Rupert Loydell STRIDE MAGAZINE

‘He writes, he sings, he plays, he does them all better than most. Nothing Tom Ovans has ever done, or is likely to do, could be described as shallow or passing and Honest Abe and the Assassins is just another slice of Ovans magic.’
Michael Mee, www.netrhythms.co.uk

‘A pretty staggering achievement in anyone’s book.’
David Kidman, www.netrhythms.co.uk

‘A huge, sprawling epic.’
Jenny Alder, www.americana-uk.com

‘A very, very good album.’
Bob Harris BBC Radio Two

‘A phenomenal work.’
Tom Morton BBC Radio Scotland

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