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Review of Fair Winds & Following Seas

Fair Winds & Following Seas

Threaded

Threaded Music

Rating: ★★★

This conservatoire-trained trio – guitarist Jamie Rutherford, violinist Ning-ning Li and clarinettist Rosie Bott – have produced a delicate and...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: August/2017

Review of Quest Under Capricorn

Quest Under Capricorn

Debo Band | Shaolin Afronauts

Next Ambiance

Rating: ★★★

Whilst Shaolin Afronaut’s debut, Flight of The Ancients, wore its influences somewhat overtly on its sleeve, their follow-up sees them...

Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Review of AlCantarAManuel

AlCantarAManuel

Mayte Martín

Top of the World

World Village 468087

Rating: ★★★★★

Mayte Martín made her name in flamenco in her early 20s, winning the coveted La Unión prize back in the...

Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: June/2010

Review of Jelszó

Jelszó

Félix Lajkó & Balázs János | Félix Lajkó & Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar

Fonó

Rating: ★★★

Lajkó is one of Europe's most talented and most adventurous violinists. Hungarian-speaking, but Serbian-born, he transcends musical borders, ranging from...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2015

Review of Carolina Moonrise

Carolina Moonrise

Jim Lauderdale

Sky Crunch Records

Rating: ★★★★

With a Carolina twang that will curl your ears, singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale has teamed up again with former Grateful Dead...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2013

Review of Naath

Naath

Emmanuel Jal & Nyaruach

Gatwich Records

Rating: ★★★

To say that Emmanuel Jal has had a chequered career would be an understatement. A child solider in Sudan, he...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2020

Review of Årsringar

Årsringar

Ellinor & Leonor

Kakafon Records

Rating: ★★★★

Ellinor & Leonor are a traditional music duo who met in Gothenburg, Sweden, and released their debut album five years...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Review of Shruti Dances

Shruti Dances

Sarathy Korwar & Auntie Flo

Make Music

Rating: ★★★★

A project three years in the making, Shruti Dances is the debut collaborative release from star Indian percussionist Sarathy Korwar...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2022

Review of The Producer's Choice

The Producer's Choice

Battlefield Band

Temple Records

Rating: ★★★★

Last year, in the band's 47th year since forming in Glasgow in 1969, Battlefield Band were finally inducted to the...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2017

Review of The Hired Hands: A Tribute to Bruce Langhorne

The Hired Hands: A Tribute to Bruce Langhorne

Various Artists

Scissor Tail Records

Rating: ★★★★

An unsung hero of the counterculture from the 1960s and early 70s, Bruce Langhorne is finally getting some much-deserved attention...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2017

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