Janet Bates and Instruments of Change

Janet Bates   Vocals, Guitar  
Ken Bates Bouzouki, Banjo, Backing Vocals  
Gary Montesano   Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Backing Vocals  
Doug Jones   Keyboards, Guitar, Backing Vocals

Quotes

"Wonderful melodies interwoven with beautiful harmonies 
and lyrics that make you listen, make you think, make you 
want to change things for the better. At first I thought 
I was back in the 60's listening to Joan Baez or maybe 
Peter, Paul and Mary. Janet Bates and the Instruments of 
Change make beautiful music that speaks with a social conscience. 
It will soon have you swaying back to a time when music spoke 
the truth about the world we live in."  
Mark Michaelis, host/producer Acoustic Harmony, 
91.1 FM, WGDR, Plainfield, VT 
"Janet Bates tells it like it is. Her message is brilliant, 
and her music wonderful."  
  
Thom Hartmann  (thomhartmann.com) 
      
With a passion for Irish folk and bluegrass, Janet Bates, 
a Canadian, composes songs strong enough for a coffeehouse
 but PH-balanced for huge clubs and pubs. Her voice is tender 
yet powerful often coaxing out impossible melodies without the 
slightest of shakes. Her follow-up to  A Time Has Come, 
an album that I found richly engrossing, is just as powerful 
and just as special. Pay attention to this activist, poet, 
and folk artist; she s one for the ages. 

J-Sin smother.net