Beautifully produced, second selection of self-composed songs by a wonderful guitar picker, who sings a set of Dylan-like lyrics, heavily influenced by his American cowboy background.  Maybe he can't ride a horse, but he certainly takes you there with his songs.  Believe me, just as good live as on this studio recording.

- Roger Giles, President of Devonport Folk Music Club & Auckland Folk Festival Inc

Comfortable backporch music best suited at the end of a hard day and a cold beer.  His easy going style belie a knack for literary detail and story telling that's way above the typical folk singer.  MORE HERE

- Calvin Powers, Taproot Radio

A strong set of songs, stormy folk music based around deft picking and strumming.  The lyrics are worldly and transcend the sadly usual cliches that seem to come with the territory...I really enjoyed listening to the album.  MORE HERE

- Simon Sweetman, NZ Musican

Excellent! Wonderful! Superb! Fantastic!  What is it with these mid-western types, is there some peculiar ingredient in the water?  Leschen’s use of language, metaphors and imagery is very much in the mould of Dylan, but he is no imitator and is quite original in his stringing of words together creating wonderful images in the mind of the listener. His playing of the different styles is just impeccable and I would place him as one of best guitarists in New Zealand.

- Rudy Sunde, Maritime Crew

Many of Leschen’s songs are timeless … Along the way Leschen reminds us of the poetry of life – throwing in references to Kafka and Greek Mythology as well as numerous striking images of his own. Dreams do, in the end, come true: people do head out of their mediocre lives and into the sunset of their dreams.  MORE HERE

- Renee Liang, poet and author of Chinglish 

Leschen is, on evidence of the album, a fine guitarist ... in fact, I would go as far as to say he is a very fine guitarist.  The lyrics are pertinant and the playing flawless.  

-  Keith Redgrave, Americana UK

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[Video was directed and filmed by Costa Botes, Lone Pine Film & TV Productions]

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True and respectful to his named influences including Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and American folk, Richard Leschen has woven a collection of narratives presented in folk-rock with touches of country and discernible kiwi flavour. Leschen writes with his heart on his sleeve, and captures the moment with cynically crafted and surreal references to worldly ways, posturing by the undeserving and aloof in front of a backdrop of Americana. - Andy Bramwell, Waikato Times
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