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Review of Arar

Arar

Arar

Microscopi

Rating: ★★★

Emerging from the dynamic Catalan contemporary musical scene, Arar, which translates as ‘Plowing,’ sees the Barcelona-born Marina Tomàs Amado (voice...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: May/2023

Review of Lost Voices

Lost Voices

Tim Stafford & Thomm Jutz

Mountain Fever Records

Rating: ★★★

It's tempting to say that the stories recounted in song form on Lost Voices eclipse the songs themselves. But that...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2023

Review of Volume 1

Volume 1

Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth

Lulu Bug Records

Rating: ★★★★

Having played together on various projects over the last few years, it was maybe inevitable that harmonica whizz Will Pound...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2023

Review of Sølvstrøk

Sølvstrøk

Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola

Top of the World

heilo

Rating: ★★★★★

Sølvstrøk – the title alone drips with poetry and mystery. It translates as ‘Silverstroke,’ but hang on to that Norwegian...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: May/2023

Review of O’Neill's Tunes

O’Neill's Tunes

Dan Walsh

Rooksmere Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Starting life as a book, it was inevitable that Dan Walsh would end up recording his dream project, O’Neill's Tunes....

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: May/2023

Review of Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall

Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall

Alasdair Roberts

Drag City Records

Rating: ★★★★

Roberts has released a number of albums devoted to traditional songs over the course of the past two decades, 2010's...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2023

Review of A Celtic Celebration

A Celtic Celebration

The Bookends with The Stratford Symphony Orchestra

The Bookends

Rating: ★★★★

Like The Siskin Quartet, The Bookends are a quartet formed by the bringing together of two couples. Hailing from Stratford,...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2023

Review of Carolan

Carolan

Simon Mayor

Acoustics Records

Rating: ★★★★

Simon Mayor started out as a guitarist and fiddler before emerging as a pre-eminent mandolin player and composer. With Carolan...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2023

Review of Amatssou

Amatssou

Tinariwen

Top of the World

Wedge

Rating: ★★★★★

There's a convoluted back story to the ninth studio album by our favourite guitar-toting Touareg desert rockers. Tinariwen were originally...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2023

Review of L’Oiseau Magnifique

L’Oiseau Magnifique

Alice

Bongo Joe

Rating: ★★★

The charm of Alice's second album, L’Oiseau Magnifique (The Magnificent Bird), lies in its simplicity. The songs are performed by...

Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2023

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