Reviews
Bellows and Pipes
Markku Lepistö & Mikko Helenius
The sound and grandeur of a vast cathedral, and the intimacy of chamber music: the combination of church organ and...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Smallworld
Dallahan reach their half-decade with album number three, Smallworld. It's a cleverly knowing title for a quintet of roving Irish,...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
The Rough Guide to the Music of Eastern Europe
In their heyday, the Rough Guide CDs were superb overviews of the music of a particular country or region. Now,...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
This is How the Ladies Dance
Battle of the Folk Bands winners at the 2018 Edinburgh Tradfest, Glasgow-based five-piece Eabhal originally came together on the isle...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Bold Champions
The second album from the trio, following 2015's Wing of Evening, Bold Champions is another strong set of traditional songs...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Roudennoù / Traces
Renowned as one of the most charismatic traditional singers of Brittany, the late Yann-Fañch Kemener released a double album embracing...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Stick in the Wheel Present From Here: English Folk Field Recordings Vol 2
Recorded in living rooms and kitchens across England, this second volume of English Folk Field Recordings by Stick in the...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Hollowbone
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
Right at the heart of this startling album comes ‘Nemesis’, a hymn to the Roman goddess of justice and retribution....
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Rhythm & Fado
Any musician should be wise enough to let his or her biography inform their music, and this is particularly true...
Reviewed in issue June/2019
Fuego Por Dentro – The Fire Within
A tasteful blend of tradition and innovation, Fuego Por Dentro – The Fire Withinis Finnish singer Anna Murtola's debut that ties together...
Reviewed in issue May/2019
