Reviews

The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff

The Young'uns

“If they were expecting any rewards, they didn't get any rewards. They were the first people to be victimised,” we...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Aonair

David Munnelly

David Munnelly is a button accordion player whose musical roots in Irish music stretch far, to French, Gypsy, swing and...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Round & Round

Ciaran O'Kane

County Antrim-based Ciaran O'Kane's debut album is a fine and muscular release. Opening with the traditional track ‘The Banks of...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

K

Kalàscima

A hot live band, Kalàscima are at the forefront of the wave of Italian musicians writing new material that combines...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Midnight and Closedown

Lau

After a wait of nearly four years the British folk scene's bravest experimenters are back with their fifth studio album,...

Reviewed in issue March/2019

Testvériség (Brotherhood)

Cimbalom Brothers

Slightly confusingly, the two Hungarian cimbalom players in this quartet are not brothers – I suspect one cimbalom player is...

Reviewed in issue March/2019

Last Night's Joy

Gerry O'Connor

Renowned for his lightness of touch and sweetness of sound, Co Louth fiddler Gerry O'Connor has been a major presence...

Reviewed in issue March/2019

Turn to Fray

Hickory Signals

This debut from the Brighton duo of Laura Ward and Adam Ronchetti is the latest release from the prolific Sussex...

Reviewed in issue March/2019

Sunbox

Hot Griselda

Sunbox, album number three from Netherlands-based trad-rockers Hot Griselda, marks the fired-up foursome's tenth anniversary with all the adrenalised attack...

Reviewed in issue March/2019

Polyglot Pike

Trio Mio

Now on their fifth album, Trio Mio have an impressive collection of awards from their previous releases. Swede Jens Ulvsand,...

Reviewed in issue March/2019