Reviews
The Corner House Set
Inspired by one of Cork's finest live music pubs, The Corner House Set finds accordionist Aidan Coffey clearly enjoying himself...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
Death and Other Animals
Messrs Rose, Sartin and Kirkpatrick are three crack players whose music has been heard far and wide – whether in...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
No Petticoats Here
This is a gutsy and meticulously researched project paying tribute to the largely forgotten stories of female heroism in World...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
Widdershins
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
Sarah-Jane Summers and Juhani Silvola have an instinctive, magical musical relationship. Summers’ Scottish heritage (manifest in her work with the...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
CantöRiöndö
The spirit of Genoa resounds through this celebration of the singing circle of trallalero – a form of urban traditional...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
New Voices
One of the finest of Finnish accordionists, Markku Lepistö plays with all the elegance and grace of a chamber musician...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
Stop the Parade
Sophie Solomon stages a tableau of Russian melodrama and sorrow for her welcome return to the studio after seven years....
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
The Seas Between Us
Growing up in Perthshire, Sophie Ramsay was immersed in the traditional songs and music of Scotland. Her latest album, consisting...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
Lodestar
In 1959 Shirley Collins collected songs with Alan Lomax in the US. But she loved the songs of the English...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
