Reviews
The Complete John Kirkpatrick Band
The great accordion player John Kirkpatrick played on the album Morris On; he worked with the Albion Band onthe famous...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2013
Africainement Vôtre
Magic System, the Ivory Coast's most successful proponents of zouglou – a mix of zouk, ragga and soca music –...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Fathoms
Each of them is an acclaimed solo artist in their own right, but together, The Furrow Collective continue to be...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Tropikadelic
Ireke (meaning ‘Sugar Cane’ in Yoruba) are a French duo with musical bona fides and a range of friends to...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2023
El Duque de la Bachata
Dukes rarely make good dance music. Think of the Duque de Edimburgo, or the Duque de Westminster: both rubbish with...
Reviewed by Phil Sweeney in issue: March/2011
Cormac Begley
A limited-edition release contained within very becoming concertina-shaped packaging, Cormac Begley's self-produced eponymous solo debut serves as both a masterclass...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: August/2017
Ordinary Giants: A Life & Times 1918-2018
Robb Johnson is a remarkable singer-songwriter who won acclaim with 1997's Gentle Men, an album that used his grandfathers' lives...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2018
New Luk Tung
This album is the latest Thai release from Japan's EM Records and marks a departure from previous reissues of Thai...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: December/2019
Diamonds on the Water
After two years touring and picking upa brace of awards for Ragged Kingdom, Oysterband's reunion collaboration with June Tabor, Diamonds...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Apr/May/2014
