PRESS FOR “LULLABY OF 55” :
— ELECTROWOW.NET: Erin Hall’s “Lullaby Of 55” Is A Love Letter To Memory & Farewell.
There are songs that stir the soul, and then there are songs that rest there. Erin Hall’s “Lullaby of 55” belongs to the latter—an aching, tender elegy that drifts in like a soft wind through the pines of Idaho’s Jug Mountain Ranch. Written as a lullaby for her father in the final days of his life, “Lullaby Of 55” is as much a goodbye as it is a homecoming. Anchored by Hall’s gentle vocals, the song follows the winding route of Highway 55 from Boise to the family cabin—a journey that becomes sacred in its repetition, memory, and meaning. It’s a quiet pilgrimage stitched together with pedal steel sighs, fingerpicked guitar, and the steady heartbeat of familial love… (… full review HERE)
—NYSMUSIC: Erin Hall Honors Love, Life and Loss in “Lullaby of 55”
“Lullaby of 55” is a stirring musical meditation that honors love, life and loss. The track was written as a lullaby to soothe Hall’s late father, Richard, in his final days after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017. “Lullaby of 55” is also a love letter to her family’s cherished cabin at Jug Mountain Ranch outside McCall, Idaho and reminisces on the familiarly traveled Highway 55 that carried Hall and her family to their home away from home.
“It did help me process my grief– temporarily. It gave me focus, it gave me a goal to work on while I was trying to get through the days, and because this song would be a gift to my dad–someone who loved me and believed in me more than anyone– it had to be a song full of love and context. The only problem was that after I finished it, the grief was still there,” said Hall. (read full review HERE)
—MEDIUM RISING STARS COLUMN by , June 10th, 2025.
Rising Star Erin Hall On The Five Things You Need To Shine In The Music Industry ! (…full interview HERE )
—ONE WEST MAGAZINE: Highway Hymn with a Heartbeat: “Lullaby of 55”
If you’ve ever wished a single song could pack a road trip, a bedtime story, and a secret Idaho sunrise into three tender minutes—Erin Hall just handed you the keys. “Lullaby of 55” ferries us from Boise’s city lights up Highway 55 to Jug Mountain Ranch, pedal-steel sighs floating over the asphalt like alpine mist. But this isn’t just scenic folk-pop; it’s a whispered love letter to Hall’s late dad, Richard, wrapped in swells and sibling harmonies that feel as warm as dashboard sunlight. (…full review HERE)
—RAG MAG// RECORDING ARTIST GUILD DIGITAL MAGAZINE: A Warm and Personal New Single from Erin Hall (…full review HERE)
—AMERICANA HIGHWAYS: Song Premiere: Erin Hall “Lullaby of 55” is Father’s Day celebration. (…full review HERE)
- B SIDE GUYS : Erin Hall – “Lullaby of 55” Review: Idaho’s Sacred Geography Highway 55 stretches between Boise and McCall like a prayer repeated until it becomes truth. Erin Hall’s “Lullaby of 55” transforms this familiar Idaho route into something more than asphalt and mile markers—it becomes the physical manifestation of love between father and daughter, the road that leads both toward and away from home. (…full review HERE)
-MUNDANE MAG: Mundane Presents Artists Who Should be on your Playlist this Summer (…list HERE)
—CHILL VIBES PLAYLIST// TITS UPON TYNE:
A hushed ache runs through Erin Hall’s ‘Lullaby of 55’, a song written not for performance but as a gift—an act of love in its purest form. Composed for her father in his final days, and now released near Father’s Day, the track feels timeless in its sentiment and remarkably grounded in place. (…full review HERE)
-Creative Execitive Lens: BEHIND THE LENS: Erin Hall
—“Write on Track” Podcast, Episode 194: From Classical Music to Heartfelt Songwriting with Erin Hall
—“Allie & Callie Artcast”: Season 5, Episode 157: Erin Hall, Singer, Songwriter & Cellist
From Philly.com:
“Music to Make You Smile” By Kate Bracaglia
“…the standout of the night is clearly Erin and her Cello – an NYC babe with a spunky personality and crystal clear voice who can rock a cello like it’s a Stratocaster guitar. From the moment she steps on the stage, Erin (full name: Erin Hall) is immediately and effervescently charming. As she bows her cello gracefully, she offers cute, catchy folk rock melodies that occasionally flare up in dramatics, describing the banal and often overlooked details of everyday life – “Irene”, the annoying, long-nailed cashier at Duane Reade, the delicious “tiny buns” at her favorite Chinatown bakery, and the mad frustration of never having enough quarters to wash her towels regularly. (“I live in NYC, and to wash you have to pay,” she croons.) There’s a childishness and playfulness to her performance, especially on numbers like “Subway Crush” –describing the sexy mysterion on the Number 3 train—and “Un Petit Problème”, an adorable French number where she details (in French!) her nerves about telling a crush how she feels.
Hall is joined by Jeanina Butterfield on violin and Jean-Paul Norpoth on guitar, but really, it’s impossible to take your eyes off her. For her final number, “Sober”, she has the audience sing along to the chorus:
“I love you sober
And I love you hung over
I don’t need whiskey
To let you hug and kiss me”
The crowd joins in merrily, and the show ends on a happy note. This is comedic rock at its finest – delivering a smile to every face in the crowd.
PRESS FOR PETITS BISOUS:
Erin and Her Cello: Le Petits Bisous
AcousticMusic.com : FAME Review: Erin and Her Cello- Petits Bisous
Also– Petits Bisous voted in the TOP 30 of 2014 on Acoustic Music !
Inside World Music: Erin and Her Cello
Jazz Weekly: Erin and Her Cello’s Petits Bisous
LIVE Review Erin and Her Cello @Rockwood, 9.9.16
“Sounds like? Blossom Dearie fronting They Might Be Giants.”– The Philadelphia Enquirer.
“We get nowhere near enough humor within really good music, but Erin & Her cello have come to the rescue” -AcousticMusic.com
“Hall is using her experiences and distinctive sense of humor to create a type of performance art that almost defies description.”- Anna Bengel, Backstage.com
“Quirky, Vivacious, and Undeniably Unique…”- Tiffany Martini, Strings Magazine
From The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Madcap pop
Remember that cute girl who lived in the next dorm over, the one you used to see on the subway with her cello or scribbling in a notebook in the laundromat? Remember how it was always a lift to talk to her and hear her talk about Chinese food or the clerk with the skeevy long nails at the pharmacy? It was only long after that you realized you were madly in love with her, but even that pang of nostalgic loss made you feel oddly happy. Cellist and singer Erin Hall’s exquisitely crafted, quirky pop songs provide the soundtrack to those kinds of reveries. Yep, she writes about the pharmacy clerk and delicious Chinese buns, and one of her best is a bluesy ode to delights of fresh, clean towels. In short, she knows what’s important. Sounds like? Blossom Dearie fronting They Might Be Giants. She performs with her band Erin and Her Cello on a bill with Josh McIlvain’s similarly skewed electronica-folk combo Sexcop and the ukulele-powered one-girl group Sweet Soubrette at 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. Tickets are $10. Call 215-222-1400
“Erin is a hilarious chic with a sense of humor as finely tuned as her cello…she wields her bow with the same wit and savvy that a satirist wields his pen!”-Doug Wright, playwright, 2004 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Drama, I Am My Own Wife
“Hall plays the cello, and her act encompasses a vibrant mix of music, comedy, and theatre. Her songs cross many genres, including heavy metal and the blues. Her lyrics run the gamut between the sublime and the ridiculous, but she draws audiences with her ability to describe ordinary experiences in ways that are both poignant and funny.” –Anna Bengel, Backstage.com
“She employs her knack for storytelling, acting, and musicianship to bring the stage to an entirely unique performance that is working in her favor.” – Tiffany Martini, Strings Magazine
“Erin’s sound is one of dynamic contrasts. Her songs may be ironic at times, but her voice is not. It’s true and soulful and lush, like an old fashioned torch singer.”—Eugene Melino, NewSun.com