Come Away with Me Best Albums of the Decade. "Come Away with Me" received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 82 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim" based on 9 reviews. The album received 3.5 out of 4 stars from both the "Chicago Sun-Times" and the "Los Angeles Times" reviews. AllMusic's David R. Adler wrote that "while the mood of this record stagnates after a few songs, it does give a strong indication of Jones' alluring talents." Robert Christgau of "The Village Voice"
Dublin City Soul Festival raise money for this Foundation. The festival hosts many events under the Dublin City Soul Festival name. One of the events is the “Soul Picnic”, which takes place on the last weekend in May each year in Merrion Square Park. The music played at this event consists of all music genres with a soulful feeling. The festival’s line up in the past has included Mirenda Rosenberg, Tony Allen and many other recognised national and international artists. Another festival event is “Rising Stars”. This is a competition that was launched in 2009 and searches each year for global best emerging artists.