Jackie Leven Said

In the press

• 2 May 2005 · Gaesteliste.de · Reviews

  Jackie Leven & Ian Rankin – Jackie Leven Said

  Review of the double CD on which Ian Rankin reads his short story “Jackie Leven Said” and Leven, with Michael Cosgrave, illustrates it musically, supplemented by jointly chosen songs (including Bacharach's “Say A Little Prayer”).

• 22 June 2005 · Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad · Reviews

  Et sjarmerende rot

  Friendly review of Jackie Leven Said (section “Opplesing/folk”). Brøndmo retells how it came about (Leven read Rankin on a plane and found himself John Rebus's favourite musician), considers the story “not Rankin at his best, but not bad either”; it is read live from Edinburgh with a few…

• 3 July 2005 · Rolling Stone (German edition) · Reviews

  Short Cuts von Wolfgang Doebeling (u. a. Jackie Leven & Ian Rankin – Jackie Leven Said)

  Short review in Doebeling's column: a record of a “delightful tryst of two Scottish art eccentrics” in Edinburgh – Rankin's reading of the short story about a record producer, interludes by Leven and Cosgrave, a “preposterous” discussion about the Kingdom of Fife, new songs.

• 19 September 2005 · Mescalina (mescalina.it) · Reviews

  Jackie Leven, Jackie leven said

  Review of the double CD with Ian Rankin (recording from the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, August 2004, plus three new songs and older material).

• 12 December 2005 · KindaMuzik (kindamuzik.net) · Reviews

  Jackie Leven | Jackie Leven Said – Tegen een gedateerd Sky Radio-geluid aan.

  Review of the double CD with Ian Rankin: CD 1 contains Rankin's reading of the story about a family at a funeral, interrupted by Leven's music; CD 2 new songs, “I Say a Little Prayer” and older material.