Reviews

Vortex

Methera

For their third album and tenth anniversary, the string quartet Methera convened at Home Farm Barns in Norfolk over three...

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

Trail West

The Hebridean Isles of Tiree and South Uist are a hotchpotch of creative musical talent and Trail West, whose members...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Far from the Tree

Teyr

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

Cillian Vallely

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

The Gentle Good

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 Group

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

Gwilym Bowen Rhys

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

Wild Hog

The Furrow Collective

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

Early Scottish Ragtime

Vic Gammon & Friends

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