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'What's not to like about Trio Threlfall's treatment of English traditional song? It's not a museum piece in their hands but something which lives and is relevant today. Long may they prosper; they are treasures.'
Wooden Horse Folk Club

'Trio Threlfall opened the (Friday) evening with an exquisite set, their faultless harmonies showing why they are such welcome and frequent visitors to the festival. (Sunday) Sisters Jane and Amanda Threlfall with Roger Edwards again demonstrated their glorious vocal harmonies and flawless musicianship for the fourth time of the weekend. While many of their firmly traditional English songs tell sad and melancholy stories, they are such warm and engaging performers that the overall sensation is simply uplifting, typified by an achingly beautiful rendition of The Blacksmith.'
Cheltenham Folk Festival

'What Trio Threlfall brought was the kind of magic that comes when connections are made. It came from the way Amanda spoke between songs, with wit and spontaneity. It came too from the interaction of the three - between songs as well as during, and also from the banter between performers and audience. It came from many directions and in the songs it all came together, as something both tangible and magical.
This was a night about commonality - betrayal, loss, madness, grief, venereal disease, love gone wrong, women done wrong by men - the stuff of folk songs, of course, but the stuff of Jeremy Kyle also. It was all there.'
Reading Folk Club



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		CD.Reviews Sweet Nightingale Revisited Gown of Green Morning Tempest Morning Tempest WBCD 001 (now deleted) ... music that's got that 'edge of authenticity' ... very traditional, very English but also wonderfully done ... for my money one of the best traditional (albums) to come out in years. Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2 The Threlfalls have conjured something rather special here . . . Jane and Amanda's voices twist and spiral in close embrace ... backing is kept to a stark minimum, rarely more than two instruments are present as familiar folk tales tumble from the speakers ...on the back of such unaffected singing. There's none of the assumed folkstyle about this pair; these vocals are 100% natural. I doubt I'll hear such a complete and accomplished release in traditional style for quite a while. All in all a bit of a belter. Simon Jones, fROOTS This is a very English (album) . . . the girls' harmonies are mellow and true and they have the ability to slip easily into unison at the right time . . . it's good that younger singers can still sing so unaffectedly. There are some excellent tracks here ... Jane and Amanda's view of the English singing tradition does them great credit. Jim Bainbridge, The Living Tradition Sweet Nightingale Revisited Gown of Green Morning Tempest
	'What's not to like about Trio Threlfall's treatment of English traditional song? It's not a museum piece in their hands but something which lives and is relevant today. Long may they prosper; they are treasures.' Wooden Horse Folk Club 'Trio Threlfall opened the (Friday) evening with an exquisite set, their faultless harmonies showing why they are such welcome and frequent visitors to the festival. (Sunday) Sisters Jane and Amanda Threlfall with Roger Edwards again demonstrated their glorious vocal harmonies and flawless musicianship for the fourth time of the weekend. While many of their firmly traditional English songs tell sad and melancholy stories, they are such warm and engaging performers that the overall sensation is simply uplifting, typified by an achingly beautiful rendition of The Blacksmith.' Cheltenham Folk Festival 'What Trio Threlfall brought was the kind of magic that comes when connections are made. It came from the way Amanda spoke between songs, with wit and spontaneity. It came too from the interaction of the three - between songs as well as during, and also from the banter between performers and audience. It came from many directions and in the songs it all came together, as something both tangible and magical. This was a night about commonality - betrayal, loss, madness, grief, venereal disease, love gone wrong, women done wrong by men - the stuff of folk songs, of course, but the stuff of Jeremy Kyle also. It was all there.' Reading Folk Club