Running For The Drum - Buffy Sainte-Marie
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  • Summary: This is the first album in over 17 years for the native american singer-songwriter.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
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  1. All Music Guide
    80
    It's a joy to hear, and it's comforting that Sainte-Marie is still writing amazing songs, taking firm social and political stands, performing with spirit, joy, and passion, and pretty much doing what she's always done.
  2. The Boston Phoenix
    75
    Even if Sainte-Marie tries to cram too much into her joyous return to the limelight, Running for the Drum is proof that a path that began with the powerful "Universal Soldier" back in the early 1960s won't be fading gracefully into the usual sunset of folk retirement.
  3. musicOMH.com
    70
    Running For The Drum has a lot to offer, and is sure to stand out as one of 2009's more rewarding oddities.
  4. Mojo
    60
    She's clearly still diamond sharp, with a larynx to match. [Aug 2009, p.103]
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