Karen Matheson returns after five years to prove she still deserves her place among Scottish Folk Royalty – along, of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2021
This is a very strong debut from an accomplished folk voice. Ashworth has toured with Chris Wood, with whom parallels...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2019
Fans of the softer, gentler side of the neo-folk Americana spectrum will be enthralled by Hunter & the Hunted, the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2016
This is a fantastic album – the second from the Cyprus-based, London-formed neo-rebetika band – full of bouncy, lively playing...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Highland Strands is a rare beast; an atmospheric recording that captures something of the spirit of the very best pub...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
After the controversy stirred by her debut, Ke‡e Kurdan, in 2004, the title of this album might refer to a...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: October/2014
In the late 19th century, groups of college students in Portugal started to get together in large musical ensembles, celebrating...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2018
Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca
Recorded live at the Jazz in Marciac festival in south-west France, At Home is a meeting of both minds and...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2015
The rich river of talent flowing from beneath the sands of West Africa has rather hijacked our perception of music...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2014
Since The Roots of Chicha gave Peru’s guitar-driven, bar-band chicha music worldwide exposure six years ago there has been a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2014
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