Reviews
The Song of the Banjo
After a six-year hiatus, the banjo-picker, composer, Harvard graduate, former investment banker and record-label founder Alison Brown has released The...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Laugh, Dance & Sing
Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys
You’ve got to love fiddler Gordie MacKeeman. In his recent video for the ‘Barbershop Sessions’ on YouTube, he takes you...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Here & Gone Again
The twanging lap steel of The Honeycutters’ Matt Smith sets a countrified tone for ‘Make Us Stay’, the opening track...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Supernatural Love
Colombia's African musical traditions are often overlooked both at home and internationally. The electro-cumbia pioneers Sidestepper – a fluid outfit...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Vicennial: 20 Years of The Hot 8 Brass Band
The mighty Hot 8 Brass Band have been blowing the greasiest funk- and rap-influenced street brass sound for 20 years...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
The Rough Guide to Latin Disco
This is hardly the first compilation to highlight the Latino love affair with disco, but it's a hugely enjoyable romp...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
Shifted
It's evident from the outset, clearly audible in the three-part close vocal harmonies, that Harpeth Rising are three young ladies...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
The Rough Guide to Unsung Heroes of Country Blues Vol 2
Rough Guides always take a certain pleasure in making sure their CD compilations don’t mimic other albums out there. And...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
The Complete Island Recordings
Ask musicians from all corners of the globe to name a hero or inspirational figure, and it's a fair bet...
Reviewed in issue December/2015
So Familiar
So Familiar is the follow-up to Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's 2013 debut duo album, Love has Come for You....
Reviewed in issue December/2015
