Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 6/02/04:
              

                             
                           "Gordon Munding's alter ego is
                            Walkin' Willie, who makes
                            bluegrass music sing"

"Coming down to us from the Mountain 
(what elevation is Charlotte, anyway?) 
is Walkin' Willie, whose front porch, acoustic gee-tar 
pickin' seems straight off the movie soundtrack O Brother, 
Where Art Thou?

…Thanks to Munding's acoustic guitar, Dobro, and twangy delivery, 
Blue Mountain Ballad is so rural it should be packaged 
in a feed bag.
   
This is a traditional American sound, as evidenced by Munding's 
choice of songs, each categorized by style in the Cd: The country 
blues of Lay my Burden Down. The slide blues of Steel Guitar Rag. 
And of course, the supreme Hank Williams and his Lonesome Whistle, 
and Baby We're really in Love."

May 20, 04
(Article) Printed in the Greece Post and the Canandaigua Messenger:

                                Old-time Inspiration

                               
                               A Greece resident finds
                               his own spin on blues and
                               bluegrass includes songs
                               with a walkable beat.

"….Walkin' Willie, a blues & bluegrass musician, brings a 
lightning-fast style of picking to his performances on dobro 
(pictured) and guitar." 

By Amy Kotlarz
akotlarz@mpnewspapers.com


June 01, 04
(Album review) Golden Link folksinging society news letter:

"My favorite cut is a gritty delta version of Lonesome Whistle." 
"…echoes of a forceful Reverend Gary Davis fingerstyle can 
still be heard in his playing…,"

"Thankfully we've got performers like Walkin' Willie around to 
continue the tradition while adding an exciting new chapter of 
their own to the story."

       Tom Bohan - D.J. for WRUR 88.5 Fm Rochester N.Y.


City Newspaper

Rochester, N.Y

July 01 2004:

 “This man picks folksy blues with a

hint of rust and sun-bleached bluegrass.

His new CD Blue Mountain Ballad,

is full of plaintive, to the point guitar

recorded with stark fidelity.

There’s some stories to be told, and 

though he’s a bona fide talent, Willie 

doesn’t let the music get in the way.

This album is an American beauty, 

and sadly I can’t say that about much 

lately.

 Frank De Blasé, 

Music Editor and Guitarist for the Frantic Flattops