Celia Ramsay

"While Ramsay's first album featured Scottish balladry, her second warms to a vintage jazz sound. Her voice is captivating and convincing. The material ranges from bluesy to bawdy. Highlights include the luscious standard "You Don't Know What Love Is" and her own, witty, libido-themed "Lament." --Paul Freeman

"What a delightful surprise to have met the voice of Celia Ramsay! I believed every word she sang, and loved every song she recorded!" --Libby McLaren

"I so very much enjoyed this album. Celia's voice reminds me of Keely Smith. It's clear and clean without a lot of pyrotechnics that can muddy up the music. The original songs are fresh and funny in a 1940s-1950s kind of silliness and shrewdness that I very much appreciated (my favorite of her original tunes is "Lament"). There are a million standards that I'd love to hear Celia sing and can't wait to hear what her imagination comes up with next songwise. BRAVA!" --Claire, CD Baby Reviewer about I'll Just Lie About It

“Lord, lord, lord.  Celia, what an incredible voice you have! The music on this (CD) is just lovely.  I highly recommend this; the tunes and songs are well selected; obviously each song means a great deal to you.” --Ray Edlund, KPFA, about Songs of My Father's People.

"... a singer I’ve not heard before, Celia Ramsay... I’m really impressed by what I’ve heard of this album; she sings with a really very Scottish inflection." --Roland Goodbody, WUNH, about Songs of My Father's People.

"...These are mostly love songs, and Celia has a lovely voice...an interesting collection, sung in a classical style for the most part, with phrasings and inflections from the Scottish dialect.  It's an enjoyable collection." --J.W. McClure, Victory Music, about Songs of My Father's People.