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Review of Royal Fado

Royal Fado

Yolanda Soares

By the Music

Rating: ★★

You’ve got to hand it to Yolanda Soares for her keenness in taking fado into a new direction. She began...

Reviewed in issue March/2017

Review of Finale

Finale

Pentangle

Topic Records

Rating: ★★★

Forty-one years after they first got together and 35 since they split, guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn – both...

Reviewed in issue March/2017

Review of The Seven Suns

The Seven Suns

John McSherry

Compass Records

Rating: ★★★★

John McSherry's second solo outing proves to be a lyrical and lively celebration of Ireland's rich hinterland of myth and...

Reviewed in issue March/2017

Review of The Eternal Return

The Eternal Return

Irfan

Mandalia-Music

Rating: ★★★

Nigh on 30 years from the coining of the term, there remains a certain oddity in styling oneself a ‘world...

Reviewed in issue March/2017

Review of Archivo Pittoresco

Archivo Pittoresco

Lula Pena

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★★

Having released albums in 1998, 2010 and now January 2017, Portuguese singer-songwriter-musician Lula Pena is by no means prolific. She...

Reviewed in issue March/2017

Review of Fetch!

Fetch!

Ewan MacPherson

Top of the World

Shoogle Records

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded in Scotland and Norway, Fetch! features a rich mix of Celtic and UK influences; MacPherson's latest solo album is...

Reviewed in issue March/2017

Review of Driftwood Harp

Driftwood Harp

Pippa Reid-Foster

Pippa Reid-Foster

Rating: ★★★

Pippa Reid-Foster's debut CD is a set of original compositions and arrangements for the clarsach – traditional Scottish harp. The...

Reviewed in issue March/2017

Review of Live at the Old Barn, Kelston Roundhill

Live at the Old Barn, Kelston Roundhill

Three Cane Whale

Kelston Records

Rating: ★★★

This first live album from the Bristol trio of Alex Vann, Pete Judge and Paul Bradley is also a recording...

Reviewed in issue March/2017

Review of Call Me Home

Call Me Home

Alden, Patterson and Dashwood

Alden, Patterson and Dashwood

Rating: ★★★★

Not only have this youthful Norwich-based folk/Americana trio independently released their rather lovely debut album, but each copy features a...

Reviewed in issue March/2017

Review of Pondelorum

Pondelorum

Eoin Dillon

Eoin Dillon

Rating: ★★★★

Long celebrated as the founder of Irish traditional group Kíla, Eoin Dillon's lyrical uilleann pipe and whistle playing provides the...

Reviewed in issue March/2017

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