"Her voice is as appealing as her name is unique"
Canada AM

Gary Allen's Sonic Bids Song Of The Month Winner! - "Hard To Get Over Me"
Babe Gurr is the debut Sonic Bids Music City Song of The Month Winner for 2009, and raised the bar for the new year! The producer for The Neville Brothers and Ramones, say her songs are the best he has heard in years. I agree. Babe's songs are well written and frankly she sings her ass off. A great song has to have a catchy melody, believable delivery and a hook. I honestly struggled with trying to pick the best one of the four she submitted. If I were a record label and looking for an artist that is "radio ready", I would sign Babe on the dotted line. And you know what else? She is cute as a button, humble and polite. Pay attention Nashville, Babe and I have done all the work. If you would have signed Bonnie Raitt or Sheryl Crow you would sign Babe Gurr. I have spoken, and I didn't stutter. This Canadian chick rocks!
Gary Allen
(JJ Cale, The Charlie Daniels Band, Stonewall Jackson)

Chocolate Lilly CD Review - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "The folk/rock singer-songwriter has been turning heads for years with her blend of roots/blues/pop. Shaped by intelligent, sometimes funny lyrics, memorable melodies and strong arrangements, Gurr lights up her songs with an engaging presence and a sandy and sultry voice you won't forget. Gurr's latest release, Chocolate Lilly, continues in the vein of her earlier works. It's a stunningly beautiful and poignant musical experience. Babe Gurr is the sort of talent who doesn't come along all that often, and her star is on the rise. It's only a matter of time before Gurr's star rises above the Canadian Content Rule and she truly becomes an International artist. Chocolate Lilly is the clearest sign that she is ready, taking everything Gurr has done so well to this point in her career and raising her game another notch. It's an inspired performance."
Wildy's World

***** 5 Stars out of 5 - A Gem!
"What a gem! There's something to be said for doing it your way and this has certainly paid off. No changes needed-just sit back and listen to it right through. I suppose you could call it Roots but with spot on playing, the melodies are captivating and one of "those" voices... Another Canadian winner!!"
James Williams - Independent Record Store Mail Order Manager, New Zealand

Chocolate Lilly CD Review "The fourth album of rootsy, bluesy country-folk from the local songsmith whose style recalls the likes of John Hiatt and Bonnie Raitt. Rustic-sounding production lends a woodshedding appeal to well-crafted topical tunes played with genuine smarts and charm. Head and shoulders above typical indie crud." 4 out of 5 stars
Greg Potter, TV Week

A single-malt & a pair of Daytons
Babe Gurr
“Chocolate Lilly”
So I received Babe Gurr’s album Chocolate Lilly in the post the other day, put the disc in my computer and went into the kitchen to chop up the necessary root veggies for the perfect post snowshoeing soup. Hard To Get Over Me started playing and immediately I went back to the computer to turn it up. I didn’t actually make it back to the kitchen or out into the pristine winter day for a snowshoeing adventure or near any other item on my perpetual to do list until the last chord of the album, combined with the smell of burning onions, snapped me back into reality. Her voice is as smooth and transcendent as 15-year single malt and makes me want to pour myself a generous glass of the amber libation. I find myself conjuring up artists like Mary Gauthier and Gillian Welch, thinking of places like 12th & Porter in Nashville, wanting
to put on a cowboy hat, a pair of Dayton boots and swagger through town like I’d just
won the big poker game. Lyrically, Babe can sculpt an image that leaves you thinking like Auguste Rodin. Lines such as “Your face embedded in me like a religion” from the track Love is Tough leave no room for doubting the authenticity of this songwriter. The musicianship, instrumentation choices, production value and most
importantly songs themselves are all top shelf and friends come join the party because it’s an open bar. If roots/folk/rock/Gospel is even your part time thing, then add Babe Gurr to your list of artists worthy of your time.
Lyndell Montgomery - BC Musician Magazine, Feb 2009

Chocolate Lilly CD Review
"Vancouver singer-songwriter Babe Gurr can hook you with a melody. Chocolate Lilly, latest from the indie artist, does that right from the opening rock tune Hard to Get Over Me, with its cool guitar and honky-tonk piano, to the closing Understanding, which should be a radio single. There are single possibilities all of the place…Gurr sings with a husky sensuality, delivering her lyrics with both urgency and warmth…"
Marke Andrews - Vancouver Sun

"With Steve Dawson's delicious slide on his Weissenborn lap steel Vancouver singer/songwriter Babe Gurr opens her fourth and best realized album to date. The song is "Hard to Get Over Me", a feisty little tune Bonnie Raitt could have fun with and just the right start to this 10-song set. She produced and as earthy and acoustic as she's cast the songs there's classic R&B feel that pops up in her writing, especially on the hooky "Unchain My Heart." "Set Free" is a solid melody but the highlight is certainly the heartbroken "Now You're Gone." B rating
John P. McLaughlin, The Province

"Her roots-based style is grounded and earthy, making it a great would-be companion to a film or television soundtrack. The acoustic, but rocking sound on many of the songs on Chocolate Lilly are tailor-made for (Bonnie) Raitt's attitude-laden, gravelly voice".
Amy O'Brian, Vancouver Sun

"Truth be told, Babe's voice is as appealing to the ear as her name is unique. Rich with warmth and texture, it is lovingly wrapped around songs that tend to scoop you up and INSIST upon taking you on a little ride through her world."
Real Music Magazine

"Babe is one of the most powerful singer/songwriters emerging from Vancouver, B.C.!"
Derek Andrews, Music Programmer for Festivals
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto