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Review of Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest

Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest

Bill Callahan

Drag City Records

Rating: ★★★★

Through a slightly distorted vocal, reminiscent of his early Smog albums, Callahan begins Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest with a...

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: November/2019

Review of Winston Riley – Quintessential Techniques

Winston Riley – Quintessential Techniques

VARIOUS ARTISTS

VP Reggae Anthology VP 4158

Rating: ★★★

For the latest in their Reggae Anthology reissue series, VP have turned to the work of Winston Riley, founder of...

Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: March/2010

Review of Songs Lost & Stolen

Songs Lost & Stolen

Bella Hardy

Navigator Records

Rating: ★★★★

In 2008 Bella Hardy, a young singer from Edale in Derbyshire, stepped onto the stage at the Royal Albert Hall...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2011

Review of Fly Bird, Fly

Fly Bird, Fly

Muzsikas

Nascente

Rating: ★★★★

Muzsikás are Hungary’s premier folk band and, for nearly 40 years, the leading international ambassadors of traditional Hungarian music. They...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2012

Review of Three Bells

Three Bells

Jerry Douglas, Mike Auldridge & Rob Ickes

Top of the World

Rounder Records

Rating: ★★★★

Take three of the greatest dobro players on the planet, toss them together in a studio with a playlist that...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2014

Review of Flit

Flit

Martin Green

Top of the World

Reveal Records

Rating: ★★★★

Martin Green is best known as the accordion and electronica genius from Lau, but he's also a bravely experimental soloist....

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2016

Review of Foggy Mountain Breakdown: The Essential Bluegrass Album

Foggy Mountain Breakdown: The Essential Bluegrass Album

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Metro/Union Square

Rating: ★★★★

Before the sound– track to O Brother, Where Art Thou? roared up the charts, it's fair to say that few...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2011

Review of The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey

The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey

The Lil’ Band O’ Gold

Room 609 Records

Rating: ★★★★

The late Charlie Gillett’s first venture into the music industry involved a trip to Louisiana where he licensed a selection...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

Review of Sertão do Mar

Sertão do Mar

Bel Air de Forro

Madame Bobage

Rating: ★★★

When Brazilian singer Mariana Caetano moved to France in 2004, she already carried a profound love for the music from...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2019

Review of Disques Debs International: An Island Story - Biguine, Afro Latin & Musique Antillaise 1960-1972

Disques Debs International: An Island Story - Biguine, Afro Latin & Musique Antillaise 1960-1972

Various Artists

Top of the World

Stmt Records

Rating: ★★★★★

A first release from the vaults of the label Disques, this French Caribbean selection encapsulates the riveting cross-pollination of island...

Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sep/2018

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