Reviews
The Ultimate Guide to English Folk
We’re not short of compilations of British folk music, but this comes with a difference. Its compiler is Jon Boden,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Anywhere On This Road
The series we’d hoped would run forever is over. Charlie Gillett's annual double-disc survey of his favourite sounds from the...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: October/2010
My Last Song: A Tribute to Macedonia’s Gypsy Queen
Esma Redžepova and Nune Brothers
As the title suggests, this album contains the last recordings of extraordinary North Macedonian vocalist Esma Redžepova, recorded in 2016...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2021
Bouzoukispelman
Swedish traditional music has many reasons to thank Ale Möller and Per Gudmundson. Their music in Frifot (with singer Lena...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Super Diver City
It has to be said that perky fusion bands are in plentiful supply these days. Often they kick up a...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: October/2015
Dengue Fever (Deluxe Edition)
Since forming in 2001, the Los Angeles-based band Dengue Fever have gained an avid following for their blend of retro...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: July/2017
Ranky Tanky
Ranky Tanky are a quintet from South Carolina who have quite a professional pedigree behind them: vocalist Quiana Parler has...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2017
The Real Revolution
It’s 20 years since the American filmmakers Mark Johnson and Whitney Kroenke founded Playing for Change, hitting the streets with...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2022
Eli Winter
Known as an extraordinarily adept self-taught guitarist with a distinctive style bearing the imprint of contemporary American flatpickers, particularly his...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2022
Bedlam
Kelly Oliver is a musician growing in ambition and confidence. Her first album This Land was very much a solo...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2016
