“Christopher Layer is a jaw-dropping virtuoso on the Irish, Uilleann Pipes…” –from the Washington Post review of Layer with the National Symphony at The Kennedy Center.
“He really is amazing! One of the best flutists I know.” –Chicago Irish Fiddle great, Liz Carroll in The Lafayette Journal And Courier
“…a master of the Uilleann Pipes” -Fred Child, host of NPR’s Performance Today
“Chris’ music combines drive and delicacy; clarity and sophistication. -A consummate professional in music and in life.” –Banjo legend, Greg Liszt, of “Crooked Still” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Seeger Sessions Band”
“The star of the performance was Christopher Layer playing the Uilleann Pipes…In a word: Majestic.” -LaToya Thompson, The Enquirer, Battle Creek Michigan. (From a review of Shawn Davey’s suite for Uilleann pipes and orchestra: The Brendan Voyage with the Battle Creek Symphony.)