Birthright
"...a stunning testimonial to the spiritual, psychic, social and existential intensity that's at the heart of the blues expression." --Living Blues, May/June 2005"...at once meditative and enraged; celebratory and heartbreaking; bathed in folklore but strikingly fresh. Stunning, A+, five stars." --San Diego Union Tribune, June 2, 2005"Birthright, indeed. Here, it's clear that Ulmer was born to play with fire." --Time Out Chicago, May 2005"The most authentic and important blues preacher since the Rev. Davis...a modern milestone in the story of the blues." --Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 24, 2005"Ulmer's Birthright, cements his standing as a leading interpreter of the blues...a transcendent and edgy performance by the guitarist." --Washington Post, June 1, 2005