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Review of Wild Hog

Wild Hog

The Furrow Collective

Top of the World

Hudson Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Wild Hog is the follow-up to Lucy Farrell, Emily Portman, Rachel Newton and Alasdair Roberts’ collaborative debut, At Our Next...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Review of Early Scottish Ragtime

Early Scottish Ragtime

Vic Gammon & Friends

Fellside Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Dr Vic Gammon recently retired from the International Centre for Music Studies at the Newcastle University, but is as busy...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Review of Cross the Line

Cross the Line

Fara

Fara Music

Rating: ★★★★

Hailing from Orkney, and mentored by Douglas Montgomery (The Chair, Saltfishforty), the all-female group Fara is comprised of Jennifer Austin...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Review of Life in a Paper Boat

Life in a Paper Boat

Kate Rusby

Pure Records

Rating: ★★★

This is Kate Rusby's 14th studio album in nearly 25 years as an artist – quite an achievement. Life in...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Review of Brass Like it Hot

Brass Like it Hot

Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

Dzambo Agusevi was born in 1987 into a Roma musical family in Strumica, Macedonia, and joined his father's orchestra playing...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Review of Doolin’

Doolin’

Doolin’

Compass Records

Rating: ★★★★

Doolin’ enter their second decade this year, pushing for a wider audience with their first release on Compass Records. Formed...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Review of River Waiting

River Waiting

Connla

Connla Music

Rating: ★★★★

If last year's self-titled four-track teaser from Northern Ireland quintet Connla introduced an outfit of promise, their debut long-player confirms...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Review of Ballads of the Broken Few

Ballads of the Broken Few

Seth Lakeman featuring Wildwood Kin

Cooking Vinyl

Rating: ★★★★

The sound of Devon singer-songwriter and fiddler Seth Lakeman is well-known to many. This is his eighth studio album since...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Review of Turmio

Turmio

Okra Playground

Top of the World

Nordic Notes

Rating: ★★★★★

This is one of the most exciting bands to come out of Finland in recent times. The members of Okra...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Review of Here We Go 1, 2, 3

Here We Go 1, 2, 3

Heidi Talbot

Navigator Records

Rating: ★★★★

There's a personal feel to proceedings on this fifth solo album from the Irish-born, multiple BBC Folk Award nominee. Not...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

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