"In a just world, (Willie) Nelson’s tenderly plangent vocal and the tune’s ("Willow Weep for Me") pitch-perfect, tumbleweeds-tumbling-in-the-breeze arrangement by Tin Hat guitarist Mark Orton would resonate from radios across the country. Yet the entire disc brims with bewitching sounds; with rare élan, Orton, violinist Carla Kihlstedt, and multi-keyboard ace Rob Burger (along with guests from Medeski Martin & Wood and Phish) manage an evergreen rapprochement between old instruments (strings, accordion, pump organ, banjo) and fresh, refreshing ideas." ~Billboard "(Tin Hat Trio) have created something warm, welcoming and entirely unique through their melding of the avant-garde with something much more familiar ­ including guest turns from Willie Nelson, drummers John Fishman (Phish) and Billy Martin (Medeski Martin and Wood). From the waltzing melancholy of ‘Bill’ to the Willie Nelson-sung ‘Willow Weep For Me’ and thirteen other tracks of comparable depth, The Rodeo Eroded reveals an alternative world to an audience who might also own CDs from Ryan Adams, Aimee Mann, Brad Mehldau, Wyclef Jean and Bruce Springsteen." ~RollingStone.com