Reviews
Into the Dark
Swelling unison riffs, ringing drones and lattice-work accompaniment: Into the Dark is a celebration of American string playing par excellence....
Reviewed in issue March/2014
4 Elementos
With collaborative credits ranging from Gato Barbieri to Talking Heads and a wealth of soundtracks under his belt, Naná Vasconcelos...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
Louisiana Saturday Night Revisited
This virtual tour of the dance halls, festivals, and saloons of south-western Louisiana follows Ace’s similar recorded visit to the...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
El Maravilloso Mundo de Abelardo Carbonó
How many roots can a musician tie up in his signature sound? According to this album’s extensive liner notes, the...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
The Other Side of the Air
Canadian Jayme Stone can count his banjo playing as being just the beginning of a host of achievements on this...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
Eek-Ology
There is clearly much more to Eek-A-Mouse than the man who made his mark by singing ‘bong bong biddy beng’...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
Lost & Undone: A Gospel Bluegrass Companion
Lost & Undone is a bona fide gospel album, graced by songs popularised by legendary country and bluegrass artists and...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
Ce Monde Ici-Bas
They have been described as a ‘Québécois power trio,’ and the group’s power, apparent in their former stint with La...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
Down in Washington Square
A seminal figure in the American folk renaissance of the late 1950s and early 60s, Dave Van Ronk was a...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
The Birth of Jungle Cumbia
Since The Roots of Chicha gave Peru’s guitar-driven, bar-band chicha music worldwide exposure six years ago there has been a...
Reviewed in issue March/2014
