Reviews
Van Diemen's Land
There will be a new solo album from Sam Lee in the spring. Meanwhile he and Notes Inégales, a cutting-edge...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Mazovian Roots Re:action
Warsaw Village Band, now well entrenched as Poland's best-known folk music export, have a history of experimentation and collaboration. Sometimes...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
A Föld Hátán, S Az Ég Alatt (Székelyföldi Népzene Az Elmúlt 120 Évből)
Marianna Nyitrai, Zoltán Juhász, Üsztürü Band
Zoltán Juhász, an ethnomusicologist and a renowned bagpipe, whistle and flute player joined Marianna Nyitrai, a famous folk singer, activist...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Manez Eta Kobreak
Very little information comes with this album – although all the lyrics are translated into English (from Basque) – but...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
A Breath Against the Calm
Root & Branch are a quintet playing music from the UK, Ireland and the Appalachians on mandolin, fiddles, bouzouki, banjo,...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Y Tribanwr
With a name that translates as ‘The South Walians,’ there are no prizes for guessing where Gregg Lynn (vocals, guitar),...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Odissea
The intrepid BandAdriatica have produced a sort of pan-Mediterranean album here, exploring the theme of migration, very visible in their...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Argento
To celebrate their silver anniversary, organetto diatonico wizard Riccardo Tesi and his longtime buddies, guitarist and singer Maurizio Geri, saxophonist...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
Neighbourhood
Floating Sofa Quartet are a pan-Scandinavian instrumental group hailing from Sweden, Denmark and Finland. In this second album, they've focused...
Reviewed in issue March/2019
