Reviews
The Rough Guide to Scottish Folk
This extensive collection of Scottish fiddle, pipe, harp music and song starts with the unmistakable story-telling skill of modern bard...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2010
20 Printemps
Le Vent du Nord | Le Vent Du Nord
Le Vent Du Nord have been together for 20 years, and this, their 11th album, marks that anniversary. Calling it...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: April/2022
Paradis
Swedish schlager songs sung in Farsi? Behind this utterly bizarre confluence of styles is a clever comment on the state...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2017
Hard Bargain
Murphy is a fiery and intense fiddler. He has mastered all the propulsive, locomotive tricks and licks of old-time and...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: April/2018
Kerwanê
Kardeş Türküler celebrate their 21st anniversary with this ‘Best Of’ compilation. They have become such a feature of the musical...
Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: December/2015
Such a Moon, the Thief Pauses to Sing
Since having met over a decade ago at Ross Daly's Labyrinth Musical Workshop in Crete, Peppe Frana and Christos Barbas...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: May/2019
Dhapirrk Rirrakay
Recorded in the town of Nhulunbuy in East Arnhem Land, this independent release began as a 2014 community training project,...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2016
Josh Billings Voyage
This is a concept album of sorts. The methodical American multi¬instrumentalist Tim Eriksen, formerly of cult alt-folk rockers Cordelia’s Dad,...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Afro Funk
When the former French colony of Dahomey gained its independence in 1960, it launched a surge of artistic creativity in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: January/February/2023
Heart's Ease
In 2016, one of the more remarkable musical comebacks came with the release of Lodestar, Shirley Collins’ first recordings for...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
