Reviews

Meridian

Dosca

Inspired by both Scottish and Irish influences and based in Glasgow, Dosca are one of the newest bands on the...

Reviewed in issue December/2018

Neath the Gloaming Star

Hannah Rarity

West Lothian singer Hannah Rarity had already toured with Irish-American band Cherish the Ladies when she won the BBC Radio...

Reviewed in issue December/2018

Laws of Motion

Karine Polwart with Steven Polwart & Inge Thomson

Following hot on the heels of A Pocket of Wind Resistance, Polwart's album to accompany her Wind Resistance theatre project,...

Reviewed in issue December/2018

Förgänglighet

Åkervinda

Åkervinda are a Swedish and Danish quartet of accomplished female vocalists. Trained in jazz, the group also have a deep...

Reviewed in issue December/2018

Falling

The Fire Doves

The Fire Doves, a UK duo consisting of the two singers Sebastiana Black and Birgitta Campbell, one playing accordion and...

Reviewed in issue December/2018

West

Rachel Newton

The Scottish harpist and singer – one quarter of the acclaimed Furrow Collective, and winner of the 2017 BBC Radio...

Reviewed in issue December/2018

Aquai

Domo Emigrantes

Translating as ‘Here’ in the Salento dialect of southern Italy that used to be called Calabria, Aquai is Domo Emigrantes'...

Reviewed in issue December/2018

Way of the Gull

a'Nish

This British five-piece with a strong Isle of Man flavour has its roots in Irish, Scottish and Manx traditions and...

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An Introduction to Norma Waterson

Norma Waterson

The last song on this album is ‘Bunch of Tyme’ from the 2010's Gift that Waterson made with her daughter...

Reviewed in issue December/2018

Flat as the Earth

Lonesome George

Here's a welcome surprise from Belfast: traditional Irish music filtered through an easy-going 1960s West Coast vibe, with a splash...

Reviewed in issue December/2018