1) From www.allmusic.com (by Richie Unterberger)

Although he was part of the Incredible String Band when they recorded their debut album in 1966, Clive Palmer left the group after its release, largely vanishing into obscurity. He did keep recording and performing, however, and in late 1967, he recorded this solo album, produced by Peter Eden (who had been involved in Donovan 's early management and production). Eden couldn't find a label to release it, and the material didn't come out until it was rescued for this 2005 CD reissue. Though its archaic, acoustic folk was, as Eden states in the liner notes, "wonderfully at odds with what the rest of the world was preoccupied with at the time," it's a surprisingly good listen. While all of the songs were traditional tunes (sometimes from quite ancient sources), it's not at all a stodgy revivalist exercise. It's hard to finger why this projects more charm and liveliness than many a similar folk revival recording, but it certainly does. There's a droll irreverence to Palmer's arrangements, banjo playing, and dry vocals, even though he apparently didn't bother to change the gender for passages that seem intended to have been sung by women. He also invests some songs, such as "Ma-Koush-La," "I Hear You Calling Me," and "Smiling Through," with an inviting bittersweet melancholy. There are virtually no nods to rock or pop in the production, but it's not solely Palmer and his banjo; Wizz Jones adds guitar occasionally, and "Stories of Jesus," far less expectedly, is graced with a string quartet. While this isn't incredibly similar to the Incredible String Band 's work, it should appeal to many ISB fans, and isn't really that far removed from the ISB 's more traditional folk-based stuff, which was heard more on the sole album they did with Palmer in the lineup than on anything else they recorded. The CD adds four quite tasty bonus tracks, two of them being country-swing-oriented Palmer- Jones duets from a late-'60s BBC radio program, the others recorded by the pair at Jones ' house in late 1967.

2) From www.foxydigitalis.com (by Jeff Penczak)

North London native Palmer is a true legend in the annals of British folk, and this album has long been discussed in reverential whispers among the Brit folk cognoscenti as perhaps the greatest of all the "lost" British folk albums. Now, with producer Peter Eden's full cooperation, Sunbeam have made this lost classic available for the first time, with their usual copious liner notes and several contemporary bonus tracks. everyone will enjoy Palmer's dulcet vocal tones, which bring tears to the eyes on the heartbreaking tales of loss and longing, "Ma-Koush-La" and "I Heard You Calling Me", as well as the hearty "Sea Breeze," which is as invigorating as a brisk morning walk along the ocean.

3) From www.justaddnoise.com

Clive Palmer's collaborations are legendary in their own right, including being a founding member of The Incredible String Band and having recorded albums with COB and The Famous Jug Band. This solo record (with contributions from Wizz Jones and Mike Gibbs) will appeal to fans who lean more towards the bluegrass than the psychedelic side of folk. For me, a banjo is kinda like steel guitar, I love the sound of it and in the right place (and in the right hands) it's a near perfect sound. And there's plenty of plucking here to love. a well rounded album of varied styles, with banjo as the common thread.

4) From Record Collector (June 2006)
Don't mind Clive Palmer's rough-hewn Banjoland grinning in the face of commerciality - it's deserving of the attention of anyone who ever thrilled to the oddnesses on the first Incredible String Band LP. it might be described as a submerged stepping stone linking the Incredibles, the Famous Jug Band and COB. the material includes Edwardian music, Count John McCormack, Christian hymnal and Anglo-American frailing and wailing. Unrelated Clive Palmer and Wizz Jones tracks and first-rate scene-setting notes from Grahame Hood complete the release.