Reviews
Trollfageln: The Magic Bird
The nyckelharpa, or keyed fiddle, the instrument which Swedish virtuoso Emilia Amper plays with such ease and command, is fundamentally...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2013
Kvitre
Majorstuen are Norway's equivalent of Bellowhead. They bring a big-band attitude to folk music while always retaining the finer detail...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Beauty and Butchery
The long hill in question happens to be found in the Sussex countryside, where these musicians live. Yet the band...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2014
Blind Note
Muziek Publique is a young label with just three CDs in their catalogue. Their latest, Blind Note, deserves to bring...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2011
Democrazy
It's a sign of our amazing cross-cultural times that a group hailing from the Massif Central, the wild granite heart...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Simplify
At a time when technology is turning human beings into human ‘doings’ in a relentless struggle for power and money,...
Reviewed by Leander Hobbs in issue: November/2017
The Complete Works of Fela Anikulapo Kuti
It’s never been easy to make a sensible suggestion when asked to nominate the best starting point to the music...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2011
Murmurs
Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting & Nancy Kerr
Nancy Kerr just won Folk Singer of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Martin Simpson is no...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2015
King of Ghosts
Soumik Datta & City of London Sinfonia
Recorded to celebrate 70 years of Indian sovereignty, this album carries urgency and optimism in every plucked note. King of...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: May/2018
