Reviews
Autumn's Hymn
Son of John is 24-year-old Jacob Johnson, a fingerstyle guitar player in the mould of Nic Jones or Martin Simpson,...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2016
Ceòl Mòr/Light & Shade
Ceòl Mòr, which translates as ‘Great Music,’ is the classical music of the highland bagpipe. This is an instrument of...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2016
Polygon
Mihály Borbély is a Hungarian player of saxophone, clarinet and other wind instruments. In this live recording he's with the...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2016
Outras Histórias
The star of Deolinda's fourth studio album, Outras Histórias (Other Stories), is unquestionably Ana Bacalhau, whose warm, effortless vocals captivate...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2016
A Clear Look
Here's an interesting line-up: between them the five musicians of the Flemish band Elanor play alto and soprano electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdies,...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2016
All Seven Stars
This folk quartet known as Long Lankin comprises former Medieval Baebe Tanya Jackson, Shetland fiddler Marion Gray, London-Irish player Caroline...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2016
I’ve Always Kept a Unicorn: The Acoustic Sandy Denny
Mick Houghton and Andrew Blatt deserve much credit for conceiving and compiling this set – and for unearthing previously unheard...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2016
Temperamento: Traditional Songs from Spain
Vigüela is a Toledo-based outfit of singers, guitarists and players of castanets, tambourines, shearing scissors, cowbells, sieves, the lute-like bandurria,...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2016
Logos
Flamenco musicians have been testing out all kinds of fusions for decades now. Virtuoso guitarist Gerardo Núñez, who has had...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2016
Clear Skies
For the follow-up to their largely mellow and laidback 2012 debut, Open the Door for Three, Belfast trio Réalta have...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2016
