Reviews

Galargan

The Gentle Good

Cardiff-based songwriter and instrumentalist Gareth Bonello, better known as The Gentle Good, explores the traditional song and folklore of his...

Reviewed in issue December/2023

Look Over the Wall, See the Sky

John Francis Flynn

Speaking to Songlines in 2021, Irish folk singer John Francis Flynn described his debut album, I Would Not Live Always,...

Reviewed in issue December/2023

Ao Mar

Ão

‘Ão’ is a specific sound in Portuguese, a real headscratcher for most non-native speakers. Maybe thinking of it as an...

Reviewed in issue December/2023

Tøyen Sessions

Gjermund Larsen Trio

Although all the compositions on this new album by Norway’s Larsen Trio were apparently written by Larsen himself, you might...

Reviewed in issue December/2023

Land of My Other

The Breath

Land of My Other is the third studio album from The Breath, a partnership between singer Ríoghnach Connolly and ex-Cinematic...

Reviewed in issue December/2023

Beacons of the Wilderness

Ben McElroy

McElroy’s latest release, Beacons of the Wilderness, opens with haunting birdsong accompanied by atmospheric strings and a spoken narration. The...

Reviewed in issue December/2023

Double You

Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain

Catrin Finch continues to startle and amaze. Classically trained, and now surely the finest, best-known harpist in Britain, she has...

Reviewed in issue December/2023

A Collection of Songs in the Traditional & Sean-Nós Style

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Drawn from several generations of unaccompanied traditional singers, these are freshly recorded and collected, aside from Rosie Stewart’s ‘Jug of...

Reviewed in issue November/2023

PAUSIS

Pausis

This album is an intriguing project from Theodore Koumartzis who runs a foundation in Thessaloniki which seeks to recreate the...

Reviewed in issue November/2023

Isle of the Eagle

The Achill Sound

’Isle Of The Eagle’ is a song from Achill, the largest of the isles off Ireland’s west coast, written by...

Reviewed in issue November/2023