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Review of Still Time

Still Time

Karen Matheson

Vertical Records

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Head Canon

Head Canon

Thom Ashworth

Thom Ashworth

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Hunter & the Hunted

Hunter & the Hunted

Fellow Pynins

Fellow Pynins

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Samás

Samás

Trio Tekke

Trio Tekke

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Highland Strands

Highland Strands

Kevin Macleod

Kevin Macleod

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Hevra (Together)

Hevra (Together)

Aynur

Top of the World

Network Medien

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of O Turno da Noite

O Turno da Noite

Três Bairros

Ocarina

Rating: ★★

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

Review of At Home: Live in Marciac

At Home: Live in Marciac

Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca

Jazz Village

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Rough Guide to the Music of the Sahara

Rough Guide to the Music of the Sahara

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of The Birth of Jungle Cumbia

The Birth of Jungle Cumbia

Juaneco y Su Combo

The Vital Record

Rating: ★★★

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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