Reviews
The Bell That Never Rang
Captivating, exquisite, stunning. The excitable flurry of deserving superlatives that followed Lau's live performances with the Elysian Quartet were even...
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: June/2015
Ongod
Mongolian khöömei (overtone) singer Ganzorig Nergui and morin huur (horse head fiddle) player Ganbold Muukhaï are the two remaining members...
Reviewed by Michel Ormiston in issue: Apr/May/2014
Potions and Poison
The opening track here sets a precedent for the remaining nine original songs on the fourth album by the Colorado-based...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Changüí: The Sound of Guantánamo
Kick back, light a Cohiba. Open the rum. This new release from Petaluma Records is a proper deep dive into...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Assiniboine & the Red
The Small Glories – grizzle-voiced Canadian folk-roots scene veteran JD Edwards and ex-Wailin' Jennys' Cara Luft – return to familiar...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: November/2019
Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders
While the large-scale human suffering at the Partition of India (1947) is very well documented, very few people are aware...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Siriá
Wild yelps, rattling drums, relentless riffs and booming brass - this is the sound of an Amazonian street party. To...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2014
Re-Think
Billy Hill with Ramon Goose & Friends
Sixteen-year-old fiddler Billy Hill has been performing at folk festivals since he was nine, supporting the likes of Eliza Carthy...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2016
