PRESS QUOTES AND REFERENCES

"Ms Le Mottee is a versatile and vivacious fiddler with a sure hand and delicious tone, and on 'Destination Grouville' she emphatically showcases her talents. All the self-penned numbers are good too, with 'Red Gloves' a festive dance piece, and 'Blood from Stone' an atmospheric journey through the mists of melancholy. The songs add variety, 'Full Circle' being an ode to the power of music with some explosive improv from Shona, and 'Faithful' is endowed with strong harmonies."
DAVID INGRAM - The Rogue Folk Review - British Columbia


"Le Mottee's fiddle work is fine and well-honed, and when used as lead instrument in combination with Keona Mundy's low whistle and flute, it retains its traditional resonance. Last Night's Dream, The Red Gloves, and Exile Erin swing lighltly with unobtrusive mild funk backing, the latter with shades of Eileen Ivers's dramatic bow technique, and Finbar Dwyer's achieves an Acadian/Irish crossover."
JOHN O'REGAN - fROOTS Magazine - England, UK.


"Destination Grouville encapsulates Le Mottee's contemporary Celtic sound and live show - musically savvy and sassy."
TONY MONTAGUE - Penguin Eggs Magazine - Canada's Folk, Roots and World Music Magazine


"Shona is a fiddler, tunesmith, and songwriter. This recording features her fiery fiddling and breathy vocals, all set to a rock rhythm section. This is a very lively recording and she does an admirable job as a fiddler. Her vocals are fine as well and she sings of issues that will appeal to the younger among us. She and her band rock on until the final cut, "Blood From Stone," an original air that embodies the meaning of Thoreau's words, "quiet desperation."
BOB BUCKINGHAM - Fiddler Magazine


"Destination Grouville is packed with skirling sets of Cape Breton and Irish tunes. 'Finbar Dwyer's', 'Daldowny's', 'Exile Erin', 'Bog An Lochan Jam' and the title track are hot stuff indeed. Five tunes are her own, with 'Last Night's Dream' an energizing opener, 'Red Gloves' a lively dance piece, and 'Blood From Stone' a touching, melancholy air. There are three songs too, featuring Shona's soft voice blending well with Tim's Geordie grit. Readman produced the disc, and leads an excellent group of musicians laying down bewitching grooves for the Jersey girl's spirited fiddle. This is an enjoyable album from the very talented Ms Le Mottee."
DAVID INGRAM - Penguin Eggs Magazine - Canada's Folk, Roots and World Music Magazine


"She would have been a race car driver if she wasn't a fiddler by the way she drives her bow. She plays with great verve and spirit and it's her greatest asset among numerous others."
DANIEL LAPP - dynamic fiddling virtuoso and jazz multi-instrumentalist - Victoria, B.C.

"On stage she has a wonderful presence. Her fiddling is exuberant with the kind of locked-in quality and strength of the seasoned player."
BRUCE MOLSKY - Master of Appalachian fiddling - New York, USA


"Le Mottee has a wonderfully deft touch and an energy and exuberance that are downright infectious. Rich Jigs and Reels like "Finbar Dwyer's" and "The Red Gloves" cranked up loud will lift the fog from anybody's moors. She's my new favourite fiddler."
J.P. McLAUGHLIN - The Province Newspaper - British Columbia


"This is music to get the body, or at least the vital parts of the body, moving. Le Mottee is an accomplished fiddler, which she shows on up-tempo numbers such as 'Full Circle' and 'Exile Erin', the latter of which tosses things around like a good Maritime storm."
MARKE ANDREWS - The Vancouver Sun Newspaper - British Columbia


"[Destination Grouville] is a SMASHING wee recording."
ANDY DONNELLY - Producer/Host of "The Celtic Show" - CKUA Radio Network - Alberta


"Shona has played on major stages around the globe and is widely recognized as one of the hottest young fiddlers on the international music scene today."
THE ABBEY - Cumberland, B.C.


"It's not surprising that Shona Le Mottee has performed with Michael Flatley's Lord of The Dance, what I'm surprised about is that she hasn't been to Nashville. Actually, the world is Shona Le Mottee's oyster and she can choose where she wants to go with her music."
CATHOLINE BUTLER - The Celtic Connection Newspaper - Vancouver, B.C.