Cal Tech Folk Music Society  Pasadena Ca

I don't think I told you...our audiences almost always ask for an encore, but they very rarely give a quick standing ovation, the way they did on Saturday night. The blend of music and performing style which you gave them impressed them very favorably.  Also, that really was excellent attendance for your first time here. Including students, the attendance was a bit over 100. If you do need a reference for other venues, I will be happy to provide one.

I hope your trip home has gone well. You just missed this week's change   of weather here. Since Saturday, the temperature has dropped twenty degrees and it is currently raining. Sigh...

--Nick Smith

Ouray Performing Arts Guild, Ouray, CO

“…high caliber entertainment, done in great style and wonderfully broad in its variety and
approach!”    -Kelvin Kent

Folkscene ,LA Ca  (Folkscene.com)

Thank you for the cd's. We are playing them on our programs. You 2 are
wonderful.. Happy Holidays    -Roz & Howard..

Fine Arts Center, San Juan College, Farmington, NM

“… a beautiful, clean performance, an honest interpretation of the music, and a huge crowd
pleaser!”
-Linann Easley, Dir.

Meagher County Arts Council, White Sulphur Spgs, MT

“I have nothing but good things to say about them! … top-notch! … just great!”     -Judy Berg,

Downtown Special Events
Office of Cultural Affairs  City of Las Vegas

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the two of you for the awesome performance you gave to the patrons of the Courthouse Series. We have received numerous positive comments regarding your performance. The audience appreciated the quality music mixed with a nice overview of the music and instruments. It was a great working with you both. It is nice to associate with people who truly love what they do. It shows in your music and in you actions.

Thank you very much, I hope to do more with you in both in the future. I hope it was an enjoyable event for you.

-Brian M. Kendall

Spanish Peaks Arts Council, La Veta, CO

“Entertaining from the first note they struck… They energize the music and the audience…
They are REAL performers!”   -Tom Doerk, Pres.

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

“What a performance! I still hear people talking about the musical variety you presented!”
-Bruce Vandevender,

Black Rose Acoustic Society, Black Forest, CO

“They brought the whole package: technique, musicianship, creativity and most importantly,
the e-word… entertainment! With an obvious love for the music, they held the crowd from
the first song to the end of the second standing ovation! Can I use the word “Plutonium”
somewhere?”    -Charles Hall, director,

Campus Life, NM Highlands Univ., Las Vegas, NM

“… among others, I left there with a feeling of total relaxation and gratification. It was
GREAT!”     -Margaret Gonzales,

Entertainment NOW, Kalispell, MT

“The theatre was filled; but instead of feeling crowded, it felt relaxed and comfortable,
like sitting in a friend’s living room. A quick and easy intimacy between performer and
listener.”       -Robin Simon,

Great Basin Arts, Winnemucca, NV

“… warm, wonderful, delightful, approachable!”     -Jan Jamison, Chairman,

The Missoulian, Missoula, MT

“… lovely. A stroll on a misty morning.”

Bisbee Repertory Theatre, Bisbee, AZ

“The range of your material, the varied instruments, the many styles you play, and the stories kept the audience thoroughly entranced.”
-Brian Lockhart,

Old Courthouse Museum, Sioux Falls SD

“We have tried for years to include them in the concert series and it was certainly worth the effort! - Marty Davidsohn

Sisseton SD Arts Council

“Willson & McKee were very popular with the audience. They are excellent performers…next time we would put them in a larger venue because we had to turn people away this time.” -Jane Rasmussen

Spearfish Arts Center

“Very high quality program. Audience was drawn into performance and had very many positive things to say. Would like to set another performance or workshop in the future because of audience feedback. -Sue Gannaway

Redlin Art Center

Excellent Musicians! Great performance for all ages! Packed house! Standing room only! - Julie K Ranum

Sturgis Area Arts Council

Artists were so easy to work with…very professional. We enjoyed their humor, the intimate nature of the performance and their talent was superb. We recommend them highly! - Marlene Kotab

NE Area Arts Council

“The Celtic dance workshop in the afternoon was great! The Evening performance was met with much applause, laughter, and appreciation of the Celtic music and traditions.”
- Lana Sand

Friends of the Middle Border Inc Mitchell SD

“The evenings program was very well received. They graciously visited with people both during intermission and after the performance. We would definitely book them again! - Lori Holmberg

Historic Deadwood-Lead Arts Council

Willson and McKee were wonderful. Their music is beautiful and their stories are funny. The audience enjoyed them tremendously and became involved! - Karen Everett

Dahl Arts Center Rapid City SD

Willson and McKee are better than any review I could write for them.

When I started booking performers for the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, SD in 2003, I had heard about Willson and McKee. The bluegrass community encouraged me to book the husband and wife acoustic duo, said they were great, fabulous, funny, yada yada. But I really didn't believe a duo could hold an audience for an entire 90 minute show. So I booked Willson and McKee for a show, WITH AN OPENER. What a mistake. Willson and McKee were so professional and attention grabbing from the time they took the stage, they didn't need a warm up act.

Kim McKee has a voice like a flute or reed. It is beautiful and pure, with rich overtones. Her mastery of the unusual instruments she plays is remarkable as well as mesmerizing. Ken is gifted with a fluid and melodic voice which wraps around the great tunes and intricate harmonies of the Celtic tradition. Ken is an amazing musician skilled in a variety of unusual instruments as well.

Together, they create a show that takes you to the past in the present.The tunes are familiar, sad and wonderful all at the same time. They are songs of full strong lives and unforgettable stories that deserve a special place in our collective memory.

Willson and McKee are master musicians, consummate singers and songwriters, with funny stories and a feeling that you are listening to your most talented friends play in your living room. They sell out the house each time they are here. I booked them a second time and I did not hire an opener. Willson and McKee kept the sold out house entertained for 90 minutes plus two encores. Kim and Ken are welcome at the Dahl anytime they are coming through the area.

Darla Drew Lerdal