" Sonora is a beautiful piece with all the polish in the world without the sterilization that often happens when polish outshines emotion."

— Will Ackerman, Grammy-winning guitarist and founder of Windham Hill Records

“Here is the high art of the solo guitar: big, bold, atmospheric; percussive, lyrical, full-frontal, tranquil; meditative, incendiary... In the heart and hands of Art Turner, we hear the hegemony of Hedges, the fleet fingerwork of Fahey, the blaze of Basho, and lyricism of Lang... And underneath it all, never very far from the surface, the sure-handed skills of one hell of a steel-string picker.”

— Jurgen Gothe, CBC Radio

“Exquisite picking…”

— Guitar Player Magazine

"Winnipeg's acoustic guitar god Art Turner seemingly has only himself to compete with as his notoriety expands outside the boundaries of this province, and indeed the country. His fourth album is front-to-back virtuosity and his easy-rolling songs paint pictures with their errant flow and fluid delivery. It makes sense, as Turner is a steady-handed photographer as well -- the album sleeve is littered with tiny examples of his captures. Like his music, the images are by turn playful, stark, questioning and evocative, which is what sets him apart from a whole raft of his less-than-thrilling contemporaries."

— Rob Williams, Winnipeg Free Press

"Art's music makes me think of highways, open spaces and long, star-filled nights. I hear in it a sense of place. Music like this is a joy to play -- open and evocative. In this world I have the feeling that anything can happen."

— Michael Manring

“One of the finest fingerstyle guitarists working in Canada today.”

— Dawson City Music Festival