ENDORSEMENTS OF TIMBERED LAKE

"...Thank you so much for your involvement in Climate Changes 21- Choices for the 21st Century...Your performances were captivating and received glowing reviews...Your combination of music and poetry provided a powerful sense of the ecosystem within which we all live, and the need for environmental stewardship...Your piece Arctic Portal was haunting and for those of us who have spent significant time in remote regions brought back wonderful memories…”

~ Professor Paul Andrew Mayewski
Director of Climate Change Institute
University of Maine
Founder of International Trans Antarctic Scientific Expedition

"Crow Suncloud's poetry reminds me of the smell of rich, dark Earth that has been enlivened by a warm spring rain. It comes from the depth of his being filled with the nutrients of memory, relationship and vision.

Diana's ability to weave her voice, lyrics and music of her guitar together is like the energies that come together to cause a seed to grow. Each on its own has a gentle Power that causes an inner stirring.... when woven together these elements encourage our inner selves to blossom.

Diana and Crow as Timbered Lake have a wonderful ability to awaken old memories of our relationship to Earth and to encourage us to be mindful of our actions for the generations of tomorrow."

 
~ Hawk Henries
Nipmuck Flute Maker, Composer, Flute Player
Sullivan, Maine


"...She [Diana] has opened for folk legend Tom Paxton, performed live on Maine Public Radio...Her skillful songwriting, topnotch guitar playing and outstanding vocals have been lauded as being on par with that of top female vocalists, including Carole King and Joni Mitchell..." 

~Eastport Arts Center

"Crow Suncloud and Diana Newman are remarkable people. They offer their vision as a gift to their community...Their vision includes a world where people understand their relationship to all living things and see themselves as an integral part of nature. They believe that one person can make a difference and they live their lives as testimony. They know that everything we do to sustain our waters, our land, and our air, no matter how small a deed it might be, has an additive effect that can and will heal the planet. These beliefs are embedded in their music and writings...Crow Suncloud and Diana Newman have inspired us to stay focused on the whole child: the citizen scientist, the creative spirit, the deep thinker, the caretaker of the earth, the participant in the intricate web of life in which we all play an intricate role."

~ Jane E. Disney, Ph.D.
Executive Director
MDI Water Quality Coalition

"We love being in the presence of these beautiful people. They are very spiritual and it shows in the way the whole family works together. Their music, poetry, love of the land, and each other is a blessing for all." 

~ Fredda Paul, Passamaquoddy Healer/Educator
Leslie Wood Paul, Traditional Medicines Educator
Pleasant Point, Maine

"Timbered Lake anchored the message of living in harmony with the earth...They drew the audience into an intimate experience of the connection between humans and nature, and our obligations to care for the earth." 

~ Shawn Keeley, Alumni Relations and Development
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, Maine

"Your words, songs, and ceremony brought a blessing to all who were present. I appreciate the way you seem to easily understand all that we are working to accomplish through this event, and I would not have created or delivered a more eloquent and fitting way to open and close the day. Thank you also for your sensitive collaborations..." 

~ Gwenn Kubeck

Education Director
MDI Water Quality Coalition
Bar Harbor, Maine

"...your performance added immeasurably to the evening and added just the right touch to close the evening." 

~ Karen Wigglesworth and Board of Directors
Maine Earth Institute
(regarding Timbered Lake performance as adjunct to lecture by Joanna Macy, Eco-Philosopher)
Camden Opera House
Camden, Maine

"...unique alchemy of inspirited poetry and uplifting song...skillful dovetailing of spoken word, melody, and song in convergence of acoustic guitar, Native American hand drum, resonant vocal harmonies, incisive lyrics, and dynamic poetry..." 

~Southwest Harbor Public Library

"...blend their talents through music and poetry in such a natural and complementary way , it is no longer clear where one stops and the other begins. They give exquisite expression to an array of age-old themes." 

~Eastport Arts Center

"...Thanks for a wonderful evening of words, music, and spirit...I wish you well in your work ahead..." 

~ David Lamon
Executive Director
Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary

“Within the category of hidden treasures that deserve to be better known, Timbered Lake is surely at the top of their class. One can point to the elegant instrumentation and sublime voice of Diana Newman, or the perfect vocal and percussive harmonies and poetic contributions of Crow Suncloud. But it is also in Diana Newman's gift as a songwriter that Timbered Lake is clearly unexcelled. Here we will find wise, tender and lyrical celebrations of the human heart and spirit; as well as profound social empathy, prophetic political and ecological consciousness, a deep indigenous honoring of the natural world, and just plain good imagery and writing. And all of this is delivered with consistently original and engaging, sometimes angelic, melodic lines that carry the songs right into your soul. But perhaps it is a disservice to list their merits individually. It is the inspiring integrity of Timbered Lake as a whole that must be heard.”

~ Paul Weiss, Author, Director and Holistic Practioner at Whole Health Center in Town Hill, Maine