Reviews
Wesselbobs
Wesselbobs were akin to Christmas wreaths, decorated evergreen foliage, but woven on a spherical frame. These were carried from house...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/February/2024
A Brighter Future
The past century-plus of recorded accordion music in Finland has been dominated by dance music, epitomised by countless polkas and...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: January/February/2024
Talende Strenger/Kertovat Kielet
Ragnhild Knudsen & Pauliina Syrjälä
Look no further than this Norwegian/Finnish collaboration for a textbook example of how musicians and producers should convey their music...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: January/February/2024
Light Years
There came a time when certain carols were no longer welcome in church. So people went to the pub and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/February/2024
Now & Then (Box Set)
Now here’s a brilliant bumper box set. It contains CDs of 12 Sharon Shannon studio albums, including a brand new...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/February/2024
South Atlantic Blues
South Atlantic Blues was first released in 1968, at the same time as Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks. While Morrison’s album...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: March/2024
The Night Dwells in the Day
Jozef Van Wissem | Jozef van Wissem
Josef Van Wissem is on a mission, to transform the image of that ancient instrument, the lute, and “to update...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2024
Dusa
Monika Wierzbicka is no newcomer to the Polish music scene. Active since the early 2000s, she co-founded a pop band...
Reviewed by Michał Wieczorek in issue: March/2024
Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune is a concept album that hits like a comic book punch. The psychedelic hard-rock of French group PoiL proves...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: March/2024
Mokuy
Two years on from their exquisite self-titled 2021 debut album (five stars in #172), the Hand To Earth ensemble –...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2024
