“These Two Hands” by Julia Kelly is a soothing, relaxing collection of acoustic/folk songs. Each track on this album exudes an enormous amount of passionate feeling and sincerity. Furthermore, unlike most albums, “These Two Hands” delivers a very powerful, uplifting message. Filled with encouraging anthems of mother-like advice and reflections, this record is crafted with great lyrical precision. Moreover, the vocals are a strong point on this collection, and the tight harmonies like in “If These Walls Could Talk” accentuate Julia’s attention-grabbing voice. Production wise, this album stands out above many others. Overall, Julia’s “These Two Hands” is a positive collection of songs that will speak volumes to those who enjoy music with passion and honesty. -Xavier P. for RadioIndy

These Two Hands song review.

Style - country folk, artists like Alison Krauss come to mind.
This is an extremely touching song. The complex issues, the realistic, descriptive references and the doubly effective title and chorus section which places this lyric in an even more poignant light. I seldom rave in these reviews. The natural, supportive acoustic arrangement and the organic blend between the male/female vocals, harmonies add texture, color to the simple track. Look for listings at Taxi for Americana/singer songwriter/artist band listings. While there’s no rush to stereotype your work, comparing to other artists, it can help to take a look at which radio formats, record labels, producers are already working within this genre. Pitch to them! Very good track. My mentioning Alison Krauss is meant as a compliment, the CD, “Forget About It”. - Taxi

If you only get to hear "If These Walls Could Talk" you would do yourself a favor by picking up this CD. I happen to love sweet country waltzes but everything about this beautiful country song rings true for me! Julia tells a story that reflects a hard reality: this country and our psyche chooses to not remember the dark side of it's history. But Julia makes the hard pill go down easy with this story of slaves and masters who are after all, "only human" too.