Reviews

Cross the Line

Fara

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

Life in a Paper Boat

Kate Rusby

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

Brass Like it Hot

Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra

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

Doolin’

Doolin’

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

River Waiting

Connla

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

Ballads of the Broken Few

Seth Lakeman featuring Wildwood Kin

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

Turmio

Okra Playground

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

Here We Go 1, 2, 3

Heidi Talbot

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

Esperanto

Dimitris Mystakidis

Dimitris Mystakidis’ avowed mission is to restore acoustic folk guitar to its rightful place in Greek popular music, long dominated...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Overnight

Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker

The award-winning duo's first album for Rough Trade is their finest work to date, and certainly among the best folk...

Reviewed in issue November/2016