Reviews
23 Wheels of Dharma
This eclectic music embraces dub, jazz fusion, treated guitar, Tibetan chant, ambient-trance music, and the cool, mute tones of Nils...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
I Will Not Stand Alone
Kayhan Kalhor & Ali Bahrami Fard
Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor is one of the world's most sublime musicians. If he's not a better-known name, it's...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2012
Nyckelharpa Solo
The Swedish nyckel¬harpa is a keyed fiddle dating from the 15th century. In terms of its sound, think along the...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2012
The Scoville Units
This British folk group have come together from all over the folk and acoustic scene. Banjo player Leon Hunt and...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2011
Moon Over Ci. Ruins
This remarkable album explores the shared history of music between ancient China, specifically the Tang Dynasty (seventh to tenth century...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: June/2020
Across the Water
Having won himself a degree of UK folk-scene success with his group The Teacups, an a capella quartet who have...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: May/2017
Pase Lo Que Pase
Colombian musician Paulo Olarte, based in Geneva, is the leader of several groups. All of them take as their starting...
Reviewed by Jaime Andrés Monsalve in issue: April/2022
Dance of the Copper Trail
For husband and wife duo Oka Vanga's 2014 debut Pilgrim, they recorded a set of beautifully pure, mainly original instrumental...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: June/2017
Illusion & Doubt
Like a backfiring, smoke-belching, fluid-dripping jalopy from a bygone era, The Dead South pop, chuff and wheeze their way across...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2018
