"I don't know why most left-handed flute-players are so good, but this guy's outstanding. This is all good stuff....Track 8 is a cracker of a reel set; 'Martin Wynne's # 1,2 and 3. This duet with his friend Terry Crehan on fiddle shows the empathy that grows from playing together. Track 11 is a fine flute duet that turns into a trio; Wynne, his sister and his fiancee....Special praise must be given to Seamus O'Kane for his sensitivity on bodhran....I could rave on about this, so I'd better stop now. Just buy it; all in all this could be a classic flute album.
Mick Furey, The Living Tradition
"WYNNE'S "BREATH" IS A WINNER"....... John Wynne has it all- beautiful tone, perfect rhythmic sense, and the ability to pour out a seamless flow of highly ornamented melody. He's also got a great taste in repetoire....... Wynne's rendition of the slow air "Meilti Cheann Dubhrann" is superb......"
Don Meade,"The Irish Voice", 28 February - 6 March,2001
"John has combined a variety of tunes which are pleasing on many levels, from the spirited rhythmical reel playing to the thoughtful air playing on track 6. He holds and exemplary tone throughout the recording, and his deep understanding of the music comes through on all tracks. To the listener - sit back and savour the music on this fine CD"
Catherine McEvoy
".....John Wynne Roscommon/Leitrim style flute playing at its best.....This CD was recently launched at the Ennis Trad Festival.
Clare Champion
"A gentle, pleasent album from the Roscommon flautist.....he lip-squeezes great expressive tone from his flutes, purling away in the light-fingered, flowy, Roscommon style; never galloping the life out of tunes, just coaxing them out with lilt and curricular exactitude, with sedated synth, stell guitar and bouzouki way down in the mix. He also duets with fiddlers Terry Crehan and Leitrim man, Tom Morrow, and sits into a flute trio with his sister Liz, and Orla McAtavie......very sweet and familiar.
Mic Moroney, Irish Times
"Music for flute that simply takes your breath away"
"John Wynne's mission statement on this album With Every Breath is clear, this is flute music......the flute holds centre stage......John Walsh's and Sean Hennigan's both of which feature the bright fiddle playing of Leitrim's Tom Morrow, hit the spot more accurately.....With Every Breath is a worthy addition to the growing corpus of flute collections"
Pat Ahern, The Irish Examiner
"A DEBUT of Roscommon flute legacy and new tunes, this is thoroughly good music with significcant peaks.....Some dreaminess in 'Pachabel's Frolics' with syrupy synth is his dip fo the wick in modernity, but all is pushed to the side by the power of the native. His Martin Wynne's pieces are not only a great tribute, but wonderful, relaxed playing that shows a matchless strength in duet with Terry Crehan's fiddle.
Sunday Tribune
"John Wynne is from Roscommon and steeped in its tradition. It shows in playing that is strong, fresh and breathy, with great verve and musical intelligence. It has his own two prized qualities of drive and heart. You'll find great confidence at the tune-changes, lovely liner notes and a characteristic cutting off the last note of a phrase in an urgency to keep movement going....Altogether, there are nine other musicians listed in the credits, but it is a solo album and a very fine one too. For me the two best tracks are duos, the first with Terry Crehan, and the second with his sister Liz and fiancee Orla. This is pure fluting delight..."
John Brophy, Irish Music Magazine
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