"Mix in the talents of jazz pianist Matt Herskowitz, and you have the perfect storm of scintillating and passionate close-to- the-roots native song with a breathless improvisatory feel."

"Truth is, St. John can play anything, from the most classical of classical music pieces, to things that are waaaaay out in left field, and she does it all without a hint of pretentiousness or stuffiness. In fact, she knocks the stuffing and the stuffiness out of music in the best possible way.....a great new CD"

"As my mother would say 'That's not a Shiksa, that's gotta be a Yiddishe Maidl because the heart and soul of that girl is amazing.'"

"Shiksa has St. John and Herskowitz delivering heritage music with passion, furor, and spectacular extemporization."

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"As she so often does, she has released a recital that doesn’t resemble anything else that I have heard, and it is consistently refreshing to listen to. Superb sound as always from Ancalagon."

"No other classical player can play with this kind of real gypsy style, and while gypsy players technique can dazzle, St. John virtuosity is on a whole other planet entirely. Its as if she has managed what both classical and gypsy fiddlers both aspire to but can never totally achieve in their reach to the other side."

Her virtuoso command of the instrument was exciting, and her highly personal interpretation spoke from the heart, capturing immediate attention by her open, colorful artistry."

"What is truly remarkable is the way in which St. John effortlessly and completely captures the sound, style, mood and flavour of these evocative works; Shiksa may be a Yiddish term for a non-Jewish woman, but there’s no hint here of St. John’s being an outsider or anything other than totally and genuinely immersed in this music – you get the feeling that she’s playing these pieces from the inside out."