Reviews
Lost Voices
It's tempting to say that the stories recounted in song form on Lost Voices eclipse the songs themselves. But that...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2023
Volume 1
Having played together on various projects over the last few years, it was maybe inevitable that harmonica whizz Will Pound...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2023
Sølvstrøk
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
Sølvstrøk – the title alone drips with poetry and mystery. It translates as ‘Silverstroke,’ but hang on to that Norwegian...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: May/2023
O’Neill's Tunes
Starting life as a book, it was inevitable that Dan Walsh would end up recording his dream project, O’Neill's Tunes....
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: May/2023
Grief in the Kitchen and Mirth in the Hall
Roberts has released a number of albums devoted to traditional songs over the course of the past two decades, 2010's...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2023
A Celtic Celebration
The Bookends with The Stratford Symphony Orchestra
Like The Siskin Quartet, The Bookends are a quartet formed by the bringing together of two couples. Hailing from Stratford,...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2023
Carolan
Simon Mayor started out as a guitarist and fiddler before emerging as a pre-eminent mandolin player and composer. With Carolan...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2023
L’Oiseau Magnifique
The charm of Alice's second album, L’Oiseau Magnifique (The Magnificent Bird), lies in its simplicity. The songs are performed by...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2023
Saving the Good Stuff Vol 1
Cast in a pristine C major and underpinned by the hypnotic backdrop of Freya Jonas’ harmonium and David Harbottle's acoustic...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2023
