Reviews
Lema Lema
New York-based Eva Salina has grown up surrounded by Balkan music. On Lema Lema she has created an album that...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
The River
The River is Napier's first solo album, and a rather intriguing and exciting one it is too. Napier is a...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
Matter of Time
Edinburgh-based Dallahan follow their promising debut, When the Day is on the Turn, with the no less energetic and enjoyable...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
Paths That Wind
Released to mark the band's tenth anniversary, Paths That Wind is a celebration of The Paul McKenna Band's vibrant history...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
Ignite
There must be 45 minutes worth of music on Ignite, but it lasts less than half an hour, such is...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
Here's My Heart Come Take It
The Scottish singer, harpist and pianist Rachel Newton is part of the Furrow Collective, Emily Portman's trio and The Shee....
Reviewed in issue June/2016
Beard Town
Even shorn of the street theatre, storytelling and occasional acrobatics of their stage shows, the Balkan-flavoured reckless abandon of the...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
Gypsy Lover
English accordionist and circus performer Faith Elliott loved Balkan music so much that several years ago she landed in Serbia,...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
Deliverance
It's five years since the first Nordic Fiddlers Bloc album. Since then they have endeared themselves to audiences with their...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2016
This year sees the 17th BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. They grow ever more prestigious and this year, the Royal...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
