The album certainly holds its head high with any other number of other, more orthodox, tribute albums and rarely betrays its DIY origins and the haste with which it was assembled. The quality of the songs and performances are certainly worth hearing for their own sake, but spending money on the album also gives the bonus of helping with cancer research.
Steven Wilcock – Triste Magazine

One of the most beautiful Americana records that have been released
over this past year is without any doubt this captivating album.
The 15 tracks are 15 beautiful songs, which, in spite of their diversity,
constitute one coherent whole. They paint a picture of the darkish,
Twin Peaks-like world of Trailer Star.
Bert Van Kesssel – Insurgent Country Germany

“I could go on and on about the quality of this record
so please do yourself a favour and go out and buy the damn thing!
To sum up ,a quote from ‘The Lynton Flood’ sung by Kevin Meisel
‘Nobody knew where the water came from on that fateful day.’
Then again any quote from any song would sum this superb compilation.
Trailer Star= Five Star.”
David Tonberg - Medicine Music Reviews

“.. a brand new charity album for Cancer Research featuring
14 tracks by some of the best americana talent in the world today
including Cicero Buck and Bob Cheevers “
Americana-UK..

“..there’s nothing here to have you press the skip button
and several warrant hefty use of the repeat.
Old Trailer would have been darn proud”
Mike Davies Netrhythms 2003..

“Well, the CD is much much better than I thought it would be.
The only thing that might be better is a fresh
basket of homegrown tomatoes.”
Marq, Texas Music Kitchen .

“This is a highly original, musically diverse and very listenable
charity album with partial proceeds to go to Cancer Research UK.”
* * * (out of 4) Maverick Magazine .

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Other Trailer Star Releases…

moon over the barns lost recordings 1996 -2001
(Tstar Records TSR001)

from the archive the legendary ‘lost’ recordings that
appear on the ‘Moon Over The Downs’ tribute album

moon over the barns :
original lyrics and track notes

2001 Trailer Star ‘The Floodplain demos’:Ltd Ed.
(Snake Song Recording Company)
(Re-released on Trailer Star Records TSR003)

2003 The Trailer Star Tribute ‘Moon Over The Downs’
(Super Tiny Records STR0002)

2005 Trailer Star ‘Threat of rain EP’ : 5 track E.P.
(Tstar Records: TSR002)

2006 Trailer Star ‘Orange Capri Demos’
(Tstar Records: TSR005)

visit the official Trailer Star Archive – HERE

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