"Cheerful and energetic banjo picking combined with summery vocal harmonies make local band Fellswoop ambassadors for modern bluegrass music. The trio plays a mix of original songs and quirky covers. Pick up the disc "Against the Odds" for the soundtrack to your summer."
-The Morning Call; August 2009;
Allentown, PA


“Jamgrass / Bluegrass / Folk – these three genres that Lehigh Valley-based trio Fellswoop aligns itself with aren’t far off from the truth, as evident on their full-length debut, Against The Odds. It’s a 12 -track compilation of simple chord progressions, jaunty finger picking and soft vocals with a slight twang. The guys in Fellswoop may be good ol’ city boys from the third most populated region in PA, but the music they composed on Against The Odds fully embodies the significance of traditional bluegrass: people’s music from the mountains. It’s not about where you come from.
It’s about where your soul lives. ”
– Origivation Magazine; June 2009;
Philadelphia, PA


"Fellswoop's ' 'Against the Odds'' sounds like three guys fresh from the country sat down and started recording in the Lehigh Valley. Almost. ...It has the feel of traditional bluegrass, with its speedy strings and light touch. However, some of the melodies stray from the standard chords of country and bluegrass, and many of Chris Murphy's lyrics don't sound like folk standards...The 12 songs are upbeat. Murphy's lyrics are quite serious in print, for example, from ''Hometown'' -- ''Different people that knew each other/ They were trapped inside these walls/Memories clouded by rubble/Coming down from the storm.'' But the spirited playing doesn't give you time to ponder, instead giving you a feeling that you can dance away from that hometown instead of being trapped in it."
-Dave Howell; The Morning Call
Allentown, PA..