[6] It was funded by the North Carolina Arts Council, which produced a documentary about Baker and One-Dime Blues.

[10] Spin wrote: "Extremely well polished, honest, and sensitive, her unique guitar sound is technically and spiritually magnificent.

"[13] The News & Observer called the album "a powerful yet sensitive collection of mostly instrumental folk blues and parlor songs.

[14] The Pittsburgh Press admired the "surprisingly strong vocal" on "Broken Hearted Blues".

[10] The Asbury Park Press concluded that Baker's "impeccable fingering techniques ... prove there's more to the blues than a slashing slide guitar.