“Skye exhibits a powerful, raw vocal style in her renditions, injecting an authentic edge to the compilation...With such enthusiastic, appreciative practitioners as the Demolition String Band carrying on the tradition in true form, Ola Belle Reed's songs thankfully will remain with us in perpetuity. This is an excellent tribute to Reed's staying power. -Stephanie P. Ledgin/Sing Out! Magazine

"Reeds songs resonate with a power and depth rarely found in modern music - a richness of texture and meaning that touches the soul of the American experience...The Demolition String Band display a remarkable talent for capturing the feeling of the original without giving up their own style." - Al Sullivan/The Hoboken Reporter

"Demolition String Band, a New York alt-country ensemble, has a new album called 'Where The Wild, Wild Flowers Grow: The Songs Of Ola Belle Reed.' Reed, who died at 87 in 2002, had a rare bluegrass gift. DSB honors its subject well with lovely covers that gracefully capture the genre’s jittery and mournful heartbreak." - Santa Monica Mirror

'Where the Wild, Wild Flowers Grow: The Songs of Ola Belle Reed' makes a convincing case for Reed's genius..." - Berkshire Eagle

"This CD is a must-have for any Ola Belle Reed fan since her music has been out of print for many years." - bluegrassworks.com

"Expect their latest, 'Where The Wild Wild Flowers Grow' to crop up on more than one album of the year list." - Independent Weekly/Durham, NC

With "Where The Wild, Wild Flowers Grow," their loving tribute to the music of the late Ola Belle Reed, Elena and Boo have made an important contribution to the preservation of some of the strongest, twangiest music ever written by a daughter of Appalachia. Until Rounder reissues some of the old Ola Belle material, and/or a cool tribute album, this album might be considered the best resource for those who want to learn some of the more obscure tunes in Reed's catalogue. Yes, "High On A Mountain" is here, but also "Only The Leading Role," "My Epitaph," "Undone In Sorrow," and "Springtime Of Life." All powerful tunes,delivered powerfully. Elena invested so much of herself to pull the Ola Belle project together,and her commitment to these songs has finally paid off. - Caroline Wright

"On its last album, the Demolition String Band paid homage to Madonna with a bluegrass version of "Like a Prayer." But now the Hoboken honky-tonkers with singer/mandolin player Elena Skye and singer/guitarist/banjo player Boo Reiners pay tribute to a different female singer. Their new album, "Where the Wild Wild Flowers Grow: The Songs Of Ola Belle Reed," is a straight-up acoustic homage to this North Carolina singer and banjo player whose song, "High On A Mountain," is a bluegrass festival standard." - Mary Huhn, New York Post

"The resurrection of a deserving and incandescent artist has all the hallmarks of a spiritual channeling. Ola Belle is recreated for a new century. May she ever ring!" - Lenny Kaye (musician/co-author of "Waylon")

Not only have Demolition String Band brought her songs back into print, they’ve done it with class and feeling that does justice to the woman who wrote them, with all acoustic instrumentation: guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, fiddle and a little harmonica. It’s quite a change from their fiery, frequently incandescent original material, proving they can do the slow burn if they feel like it. Frontwoman Elena Skye’s unaffectedly bittersweet, down-home vocals and thoughtful mandolin picking blend with Boo Reiners’ tastefully incisive guitar work, and the supporting cast is spot-on. The playing is spontaneous and the chemistry between band members is inspired throughout. - Alan Young/Trifectagram