Reviews
Instrumentals Vol 2: Mandolin Mysteries
Newberg, Oregon, native Jacob Jolliff’s new album, Instrumentals Vol 2: Mandolin Mysteries, is a cleverly conceived collection of acoustic string...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
Beehive Cathedral
Joseph Decosimo, Cleek Schrey & Luke Richardson
Despite these being three veteran performers in the old-time scene, Beehive Cathedral marks their debut as a trio. And it’s...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol 2
While the first volume of Vampisoul’s panoramic survey of Colombian cumbia focused on Discos Fuentes, the follow-up lights up the...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
No Rastro de Catarina
Cátia de França is a singer and songwriter from João Pessoa, Paraíba, a city in the northwest of Brazil, which...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
Searching
The press release which calls the second album by the Staples Jr Singers ‘long awaited’ is something of an understatement....
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
You’ve Been a Friend to Me
Sonya Cohen Cramer was a remarkable singer born into a distinguished American folk music family; her father was John Cohen...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
Él Son Nesecita de Ti
Cándido Fabré is the feted musician, songwriter and sonero from Santiago de Cuba, renowned for his hoarse voice, sharp quips...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
When I’m Called
North Carolinian troubadour Jake Xerxes Fussell has made his name rehoming other people’s words, regaling their dusted-down fables in a...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2024
Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St
Frankly, it’s unfortunate that psych soul stalwart Swamp Dogg’s label chose to announce his new foray into bluegrass with the...
Reviewed in issue July/2024
