"What sets this biography apart is

its sense of listening. The music

leads, the photographs speak and

the island communities become the

centre of the story. Shaw emerges

not as a collector but as a

custodian who understood the

responsibility of holding other

people’s history.

The Cadence of a Song is a

reminder that tradition survives

through patience, relationships

and close attention. It shows how

one person kept music alive by

choosing to stay and listen"

-The Cultural Crofter's Digest, Nov 25