Reviews
Morso
Guitarist and singer Dimitris Mystakidis is well-versed in the traditions of both Greek folk music and, especially, rebetika. And he...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: April/2023
Head Above the Water
This is the Galway singer's third album, recorded at the analog Green Door studio in Glasgow with Alasdair Roberts co-producing...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Wairunga
Fat Freddy's Drop have been favourites on the local scene for two decades while also building a considerable global following....
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2021
Shell Story
Described as a ‘sister companion release’ to last year's The Devil Makes Three, four of the seven tracks on this...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2015
Night + Day
With their debut album winning a Grammy for Best New Age Album back in 2019, the sophomore release from this...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: December/2021
Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall
Roberts has released a number of albums devoted to traditional songs over the course of the past two decades, 2010's...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2023
Zam Groove: Music from Zambia
A short LP release of seven tracks taken from the excellent SWP box sets Luangwa to Livingstone (see previous) and...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2020
Rearrange My Heart
Little wonder that the celebrated American roots banjo player Béla Fleck was so taken with this pan-American quartet that he...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2020
