Reviews
An Sionnach Dubh
Dàibhidh Stiùbhard's remarkably assured debut, An Sionnach Dubh (The Black Fox), showcases one of the most individual of voices to...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2020
The Rough Guide to African Rare Groove Vol 1
It's rare that the Rough Guide series fails to deliver and this release is no exception. Originally the term rare...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2015
Inclined to be Red
Greg Russell is an English folk singer on a mission. With the boundless energy of youth, he has been racing...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2017
Maslak Halay1
The whole sound of Ayyuka is summed up in the title of their fifth album; halay, aficionados of Turkish and...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
A la Manera Artesana
Spanish folk has a quality perfect for our times: the ability to wail, complain and lament and, at the same...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2022
Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia
Strictly speaking, Scandinavia consists of Norway, Sweden and Denmark, but compiler Tatiana Rucinska has opted here to defer to common...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2011
Daisy's Beauty Salon
If you ever needed proof that music can be transportive, then this is it. From the moment the groove drops...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2018
Lord of the Desert
‘Dust Devil’, the opening track of Lord of the Desert, is a beguiling piece of downbeat Appalachiana. A familiar melodic...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2018
The Harry Smith B-Sides
Harry Smith’s legendary six-LP series, Anthology of American Folk Music, surely stands as the most influential collection of early 20th...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2020
