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Review of Guitar Maestro

Guitar Maestro

Juan Martín

FlamencOVision

Rating: ★★★★

Known as much for his books on guitar playing as his virtuosity, Spanish maestro Juan Martín possesses quite a lineage....

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Review of The Fell

The Fell

The Brothers Gillespie

The Brothers Gillespie

Rating: ★★★

Bosky and fecund, the second album from Northumberland's Brothers Gillespie is steeped in the gently lilting folk sensibility and travelling-man...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Review of Wasser und Erde

Wasser und Erde

Akleja

Akleja

Rating: ★★★

Akleja are nyckelharpa players Regina Kunkel and Björn Kaidel (who also plays guitar and Irish bouzouki). Wasser und Erde (Water...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Review of Nick Hart Sings Nine English Folk Songs

Nick Hart Sings Nine English Folk Songs

Nick Hart

Roebuck Records

Rating: ★★★

With a Ronseal matter-of-factness, this second album from Cambridgeshire folk singer Nick Hart does exactly what it says on the...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Review of Dare

Dare

Banter

Mrs Casey Records

Rating: ★★

Featuring Simon Care on melodeon and concertina, with Nina Zella on keyboards and vocals, and brass and percussion from Tim...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Review of Summer in Lviv

Summer in Lviv

The Ukrainians

Zirka Records

Rating: ★★

It's 30 years since the creation of The Ukrainians, a unique phenomenon of British-indie-rock-meets-Ukrainian-tradition. It began with guitarist Peter Solowka...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Review of Drawn from Deep Water

Drawn from Deep Water

Gnoss

Blackfly Records

Rating: ★★★

First formed as a duo in 2015, Gnoss (now a quartet) have been steadily making a name for themselves on...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Review of Las Olas de Niebla

Las Olas de Niebla

Eduardo Niebla

LMR Records

Rating: ★★★

Virtuoso guitar player and composer Eduardo Niebla has a 40-year history of genre-crossing collaboration behind him and his latest offering...

Reviewed in issue July/2019

Review of Au Cube

Au Cube

Alasdair Roberts, Neil McDermott & Tartine de Clous

Okraina Records

Rating: ★★★

The latest release from the prolific Scots folk singer Alasdair Roberts is a live recording documenting gigs he played at...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Review of Áššu

Áššu

Áššu (Ulla Pirttijärvi, Harald Skullerud & Olav Torget)

Top of the World

Bafe''s Factory

Rating: ★★★★

If joik was a person, it'd be the type who could turn up at any house party and somehow find...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

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