Reviews
NOU?
How does a region’s traditional music survive its own commercial success? Apparently overwhelmed by the touristic boom of pizzica, Apulian...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: November/2020
Con-tra-dic-shun
What I like about the folk music Megson create is that it's alive. They don't try to mask the realities of...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2019
Bali 1928 Vol III: Lotring and the Sources of Gamelan Tradition
These recordings almost didn’t survive. Intended for the Balinese market, they were a commercial disaster, and the label's agent smashed...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: April/2016
Growing Upward
Rupa & the April Fishes are back after a long break. The San Francisco-based band led by singer-songwriter, doctor and...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: July/2019
Memories and Moments
Listening to Memories and Moments, Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott’s much-anticipated follow-up to last year’s live album, We’re Usually a...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Reels to Ragas
Red Note Ensemble & Kuljit Bhamra
The musicians on this disc have great pedigrees. Red Note are one of Scotland’s best contemporary music ensembles, and Kuljit...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Rocket Juice & The Moon
It's hard to underestimate the impact Damon Albarn has had on traditional concepts of what constitutes ‘world music’, via such...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2012
Firelight Trio
A new trio featuring accordionist Phil Alexander (Moishe's Bagel), renowned Scottish fiddle player Gavin Marwick and Ruth Morris on the...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2023
The Tall Islands
As a firm fan of both Celtic and Latin music, I initially dismissed the idea of a band fusing the...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Apr/May/2014
From Night to the Edge of Day
The birth of her first child inspired the Iranian-born Canadian resident Azam Ali to record an album of lullabies as...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
