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Like the work of underappreciated Portland guitarist Marisa Anderson and L.A. transplant William Tyler, Cohen is waltzing with the spirits of Fahey and guitarist Sandy Bull — while reveling in her own fluid style.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2018

It’s not important, in the end, whether a child is waltzing to Tchaikovsky or to Strauss.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2016

The most important thing is that she is waltzing.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2016

There is a captivating passage in which a woodpecker inspires the animals of the forest to make a rhythmic chorus of clicks and clucks; the bird’s song is waltzing and wistful.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2011

Mr. Verdant Green is lying uncomfortably upon his back, and is waltzing through Dreamland with the blooming Patty Honeywood.

From Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green by Bede, Cuthbert