Reviews

Maria

Carminho

Within the first few seconds of Maria, Carminho makes one of the boldest moves in her career so far: she...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Vesselil

Vesselil

Vesselil are a female string trio from Denmark playing Nordic folk music and this is their eponymous debut. Their name...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Those Who Roam

Claire Hastings

The second album from 2015 BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Claire Hastings is a real treat. With an...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Tŷ Ein Tadau

VRï

This is a stunning debut of chamber folk from Aneirin Jones on fiddle, cellist, bassist and harmonium player Jordan Price...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Devla Devla

Dikanda

Dikanda are a superb Balkan and Gypsy band from Poland who have been active more than 20 years, since winning...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Lines: Parts One, Two and Three

The Unthanks

Lines, the latest of The Unthanks' many ambitious and innovative projects, is a trilogy of song cycles, each with a...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Rise Up

The Outside Track

Award-winning Celtic five-piece The Outside Track have a strong pedigree for a band that live in different countries. They've got...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

FunFara

Banda Osiris

This highly skilled Piedmont wind instrument ensemble got started in 1980, favouring theatricality and comicality in their music shows. Now,...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

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