Reviews
To the Tavern
The expert players of the London Klezmer Quartet here weave their skills together to create another carefully crafted sonic offering,...
Reviewed in issue December/2016
Smokey Joe
FolkLaw are a folk-rock four piece from the Gloucester area of England – an easy-going part of the world. Their...
Reviewed in issue December/2016
Breaking the Spell of Loneliness
Ewan McLennan & George Monbiot
Here's an interesting project: a set of songs by Scottish balladeer and guitarist Ewan McLennan with lyrics by political activist,...
Reviewed in issue December/2016
Rescattermastered
The Hebridean Isles of Tiree and South Uist are a hotchpotch of creative musical talent and Trail West, whose members...
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Far from the Tree
Teyr means ‘Three’ in Cornish, and the London-based trio, who forged their sound at sessions on Holloway Road, have strong...
Reviewed in issue December/2016
The Raven's Rock
This solo album from Lúnasa's Cillian Vallely has been a long time coming. Happily, the wait has been worth it....
Reviewed in issue December/2016
Ruins/Adfeilion
This is very highbrow folk. Gareth Bonello – aka The Gentle Good – is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and general thinker....
Reviewed in issue December/2016
The First Snow
Ronan le Bars plays the cornemuse Irlandaise – better known as uilleann pipes – and he's brought their distinctive timbre...
Reviewed in issue December/2016
O Groth y Ddaear
Perhaps better known for his work as frontman for the Welsh rock band Y Bandana or as part of psychedelic...
Reviewed in issue December/2016
