Reviews
What the Press Is Saying
“Red Earth celebrates resilience and mourns Indigenous losses.”
Janet Smith, Stir Arts and Culture
“Sandy has raised the bar with a bold musical step invoking talent, passion, and maturity. “
The late Vince Fontaine, Eagle & Hawk, Juno Winner
“Sandy Scofield sings about the urban experiences of a first nations woman, and her lyrics have sting. Scofield has a strong, expressive voice and … good musical ideas. “
Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun
“A transforming trickster. She can use melody and beautiful harmonies to carry weighty messages. Her keen ear for original arrangements, her experience articulated in powerful lyrics, and her beautiful voice, combine to form a body of incisive musical works which touch contemporary audiences of all cultures. “
First Nations Drum
“B. C. ‘s Sandy Scofield has one of those arresting voices you just have to pay attention to. “
Words and Music, SOCAN
“Sandy’s vocals have an instinctive sensitivity to control and emotional release, as well as a warmth and authority that recalls Bonnie Raitt and Tanya Tucker . . . . Sandy Scofield, one of Vancouver’s still-to-be-discovered great singers … “
Tom Harrison, The Province
“She mixes [indigenous] chants with toy pianos and other thrift-shop noisemakers, emerging with a sound that is uniquely foreign, yet at the same time engagingly accessible. “
Bruce Deachman, Ottawa Citizen
“Sandy Scofield sings about the urban experiences of a first nations woman, and her lyrics have sting. Scofield has a strong, expressive voice and … good musical ideas. “
Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun
“Sandy Scofield has always been a generous singer, both in terms of the energy she puts out on-stage and the emotional intensity she delivers on record. “
Alexander Varty, Georgia Straight
“A multi-Juno Award nominee, Sandy Scofield is an equally multifaceted performer, with experience in bands as stylistically varied as rockabilly, Cajun, jazz, vocal, and zydeco. “
Chris True, Billboard Magazine
