"Startlingly original and brilliantly realized...At once cerebral, spiritual and earthy, Lying In Chalk is a triumphant, front-to-back gem." Jim Musser Iowa City Press-Citizen "Real genius lies in {Matt's} handling of the English language. " - Brian Klein, Moremusic! Magazine "Matt Bar, aka the Ramblin' MC... His genre is folk rap which, believe it or not, is a wonderful generational cross-over, at least as done (invented?) by Matt ..what he's saying in his songs is a lot healthier and holier, to say nothing of more intelligent than what most popular music says these days" Dorothy Whiston, Preaching Peace