MetroWest Arts and Lifestyle, April 2002
Carl Cacho: "Spark" (Back Holler Music)

The art and craft of the folk singer is a tricky one - there' been so much of the genre, it's hard not to dip into cliche. Cacho does just that in a couple of songs about loneliness or being out on "the road." But when he launches into one of his story songs, like "Home Is Where They Have to Let You In" or "Too Hot to Touch," he and his material become different animals, fresh and vibrant, a load of fun. "One Step Too Far," his tale of liquor-charged infidelity, may not be fun, but it's a hell of a song, nicely dueted with Kris Delmhorst. And the album gets a boost every time there's an imaginative guitar solo by Kyle Shiver.
ED SYMKUS