"Founded by percussionist David 'Doc' Rosen in 1971, the band has twice been invited to the International Folk Festival in Letterkenny, Ireland. The band plays at coffeehouses and festivals throughout New England. 'Airs From Who Knows Where' features selections with a New England connection. The Society sets itself apart with clean female vocal harmonies, Jim Gleason's fluid whistle and flute and an affectionate feel for the music.." Reviewed by Bryan Baker 8/9/96.
"This album contains 17 tracks -- five with vocals and 12 instrumentals -- with most of the tunes based on Irish and English traditional music, sprinkled with everything from Greek love songs to It's a Sin to Tell a Lie. ...the Gloucester Hornpipe & Clog society has produced a real charmer. My favorites are its versions of the familiar Greenland Fisheries, Black as Jet, a beautiful instrumental derived from a Serbian love song; Off to California, an Irish hornpipe, and a couple of originals by fiddler Owen Hartford. ...what these folks have succeeded in putting on vinyl are some fine melodies, quite a few grins, mostly good performances and a lot of feeling. It kept me listening and smiling." -- Frank Dudgeon, The Boston Globe, April 10, 1980
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