The trio tours in the U.S. and Europe. They‘ve recently returned from a very successful 3 month tour in Northern Europe, where they played to packed houses and received numerous standing ovations. The trio will return to the U.K. again this summer (2006). The Santa Cruz River Band also toured throughout the United States in 2005 where they again received rave reviews from both fans and critics.

• “An evening with Ronstadt, Ramírez and the Santa Cruz River Band is like attending a festival that offers several bands and distinct musical styles from adjacent regions and the roots of cross-Border cultures. These guys pay attention. Whether it's the lonely presence of a stalwart windmill teetering on a lonely hillside, or the viewpoint of a young Native American Indian boy taken from his home and his culture to a reservation boarding school, or a verdant riverbank in Wales that they contrast to a dusty one to introduce a tale of their native Southwest, there's great imagery at work here.” - Larry Wines, FolkWorks & KCSN 88
• “The first CD... is, by turns, beautiful, haunting, sorrowful and joyous. With exquisite musicianship and harmonies, Volume 1 captures a unique blend of traditional Mexican and American styles with textures of country and blues rhythms to create a sound that is both familiar and refreshingly different.
   
  Volume 1 opens with a haunting rendition of the traditional murder ballad, “Lilly of the West.” A cover of Gillian Welch's “Annabelle,” becomes a mournful blues ballad. The original songs by Ramirez (“Billy Stiles’ and “El Presidio’) and Ronstadt (“The Mill of Oracle”) stand equally alongside traditional songs such as “A La Orilla De Un Palmar,” “La Palomita,” “El Pastor,’ and “El Cantador.” A stunning vocal performance highlights the group's version of David Olney's “Women Across the River.” Ramírez's “Look to Baboquivari” about the plight of American Indian children forced to leave their families to attend government schools, is heartbreakingly gorgeous.
   
  You will hear few CDs, from either local or national acts, which are as musically and vocally wondrous as Volume 1.’ - Tucson Citizen
• “...Having grown up listening to ranchero and folk music most of my childhood, (I) couldn't resist but to fall for the beautiful arrangements these pair of virtuoso folk musicians have crafted for many traditional Mexican as well as western songs. “A la orilla de un Palmar” is exquisitely interpreted...
   
  Voice harmonies, almost extinct nowadays from mainstream music (one has to wonder if they've fallen in disuse or less musicians have the right 'ear' to be able to sing them) soar high in almost every track of Volume 1. My mother, (who taught me as a young child to do segunda voz -harmony-) would love this album from beginning to end. The vocal arrangements are sweet throughout and very well crafted. I bet everywhere else you find a review of this album, the word haunting will eventually appear. Well sung harmonies often have that quality.’ - Sergio Martinez, SoCal.com