Just A Few Music Reviews... 

scroll down for individual album reviews as well as personal comments from both Scott & Susan

(see also our 'myspace' comments @ www.myspace.com/dragonflymoononline)

"I recently saw you both at the healing festival at Buxton...I just thought I would pass on congratulations.
I very rarely get moved to emailing people but your music was so beautiful, really spot on guys.
Keep up the good work, thoroughly brilliant!"
Kayleigh McDonald, Derbyshire.

"I really love the spirit & life in your music, and enjoy seeing you on my rare trips to festivals,
& listening to Tides at home in between. Thank-you!"  Rona McIntyre.

"Your music was lovely, some of the best I've ever heard... profound, genuine, no ego!"
Kris Phillips, Peterborough.

"FULL CIRCLE"

FULL CIRCLE: Songs of Change & Inspiration:  As its title suggests, an inspirational CD.  Beautiful music, from the haunting flutes in 'Song of Heron' to the lusty frame drum beats of 'Waking' to the hypnotic 'At the Centre'.  Thought-provoking lyrics show Scott and Susan's love of their countryside and deeply held shamanic beliefs.  Impossible to sit still to, this CD will leave you uplifted and energised.  Jane & Ian Hyde, N. Somerset

FULL CIRCLE: Songs of Change & Inspiration:  From the beginning of the first track to the end of the album, I defy anyone to resist swaying, joining in the catchy lyrics, taping their feet or drumming their fingers!  More folky than their previous albums, Scott and Susan have introduced more instruments to add to the usual djembes, didgeridoo, frame drums and bodhran. High and low whistles, acoustic & electric acoustic guitars, electro-acoustic bass guitar, mandola, riq, claves, wooden flutes and a variety of percussion instruments, in the expert hands (and mouth!) of Scott and Susan, bring their music alive.  With wonderfully contrasting voices, Scott and Susan weave the tale of the circle of life in their clever lyrics and inspirational chants.  Don’t miss it!
Debbie Merritt of 'Mercury Rising': www.mercuryrisingbooks.com

"TIDES"

TIDES:  “What a beautiful album Tides is.  I can’t stop listening to it – relaxing, peaceful, inspiring & full of life.  Can’t wait to hear what comes next!!”  Holly Denham, Hampshire.

TIDES:  "The ebb and flow of sound within Tides grows inside you like a magical herb.  I have no single favourite track on the album because each song offers an experience that is utterly unique.  Scott and Susan have evoked the rhythms of our beautiful land and show us our place within its glorious arms.  This album, played loud, is a deeply moving, mystical adventure and there are elements that will always move me to tears.  Blessed Be."
Sharon Zak, Surrey, www.slipperyjacks.com

TIDES: “We listened to Tides on the way home from Quest - totally brilliant, it grabs you in all the right places!”  Dawn & David Compton, Cirencester.

TIDES:  "If you are going through a bad time or even having the time of your life, switch this music on and be blown away by every track. It will bring you endless feelings of happiness and calmness all the way through and is perfect for every occasion!  The strong voices of the very talented Scott Jasper and Susan Garlick make this CD simply inspirational and charming. 'Tides' capture the enchantment and emotion of nature and life using astounding earth friendly instruments such as the didgeridoo, drums and flutes.
The most wonderful thing about Dragonfly Moon is that they have been uniquely inspired by nature and all it has to offer and therefore, this music is for everyone.  Open your soul and allow Dragonfly Moon to speak to your heart and fill you with joy and pureness.
To appreciate what I am talking about in this review you will have to listen to the music, and to appreciate the music you will have to see them live to get a truly life changing experience."
Nikki-Marie Burnett, Prime Impact Team - recently reviewed on: www.mbspages.co.uk

TIDES:
Susan Garlick asked me quite some time ago if I’d do a review of Tides for her and Scott Jasper who make up the duo of Dragonfly Moon. Tides is their second album to be released.  For one reason or another I hadn’t got around to it. Suddenly I found myself ‘free’ with plenty of time on my hands, but I’m not writing this in the professional capacity of the editor of One Source, I’m writing this as Caroline Mitchell and this for Susan and Scott.  
Tides is an exceptional album; I truly enjoyed Earth Dreamers, their debut album. Tides has a different quality to it completely. Susan and Scott have managed once again to give you a sense of the beautiful country we live in, and a connection to the earth, but it goes way beyond that. The pair that make up Dragonfly Moon are truly gifted musicians, with their roots connected deeply to the British land; and this is their gift to you and me. 
There is a beauty in the music of Tides.  Scott and Susan possess clarity of voice which is held together with the diverse range of instruments which is used to make up Tides.  They manage to weave the sound and feeling of the drum, guitar, voice, flute and more into a canopy of sound.  This is a purity of magic which is deeply healing and inspiring. When listening to Dragonfly Moon either live, (which is a real treat) or on CD you are transported to a place within you, a place where you can unwind, heal or just be. 
Both Susan and Scott have a presence which goes way beyond the norm.  They are genuine people who love what they do with their music, and other work.  It is this that shines through in their recording of Tides.  
Personally for me I began listening to Tides purely because I had the time. My life had turned on its head, I was suddenly unemployed and was facing an extremely challenging time.  Tides gave me the space I needed; it also brought in a connection to myself.  There is a lot of talk in the personal development and spiritual worlds ‘of being in the Now’.  ‘Being present’.  I had forgotten how to do that – Tides brought me back, it gave a space, time and enormous clarity. It helped me to relax, stop doing and just ‘Be’.    
Thank you guys for gift of Tides, but most of all for your friendship.  I feel greatly blessed and honoured to know you both – it is a privilege. 
With Love Caroline xx
Caroline Mitchell, former editor of One Source Magazine.

TIDES reviews recently quoted in South West Connection issue no 76 August/November 2006  www.theconnections.co.uk 

"EARTH DREAMERS"

“Earth Dreamers is the debut album of Scott Jasper of Dragonfly Moon.  Earth Dreamers is a celebration of the beauty and magic of our ancient and beautiful land.  Scott’s use of a diverse range of international native instruments weaves a tapestry of sounds, invoking a true connection to our mother the Earth – harsh beauty with a magical quality.  He captures the spirit of the world through the use of voice and sound.  Listening to Earth Dreamers you are transported deeply inward, feeling the presence of the self, the power of creation and of the Mother herself.  His music is powerful and transformative; one cannot help but be moved by it – it touches something deep within that cannot be ignored.  Somehow it brings you into rhythm with Mother’s heartbeat.  The sheer power of earth is unmistakeable – raw, unforgiving yet beautiful.  Scott brings together all the elements of our spectacular planet, tying together the four directions and the elements of water, air, earth and fire, all the time weaving a tapestry of images in the mind’s eye.  For more information visit their website: www.dragonflymoononline.co.uk “         

Caroline Mitchell, editor of One Source Magazine, July/August 2005 issue

“CD REKINDLES FOND MEMORIES OF FESTIVAL SEASON" 
"EARTH DREAMERS, the new CD from Scott Jasper, is just brilliant!  It’s ideal for this time of year because it helps to rekindle all of those beautiful festival memories.  Scott seems to have captured perfectly the essence of oneness, with tribal chants and Native American overtones.  The harmonies are outstanding, from the peaceful to the wild and free, he has certainly used all the right ingredients in this debut CD.  Call 01364 653247 or visit www.dragonflymoononline.co.uk“  

Karen Kay, organiser of Cornwall's Earth, Health & Mystic Fayres, Connect Magazine Oct/Nov 2004 issue