Reviews
Magnificent Creatures
On solo album number three the singer-songwriter Gren Bartley has truly found his voice. It's quite a transformation. He has...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Il Sesto Continente
La Banda di Piazza Caricamento
Though based in Genoa, La Banda di Piazza Caricamento is only Italian by location. The 12 members represent 12 nationalities...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Live in Galway
Galway-based foursome We Banjo 3 have been winning plaudits and praise for the vitality and vigour of their live performances...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Sweden Norway: Norrspel
Ocora's long history of field recordings has played an important role in the documentation of musical traditions from around the...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Pump Up the Radio
Rakija is a delicious Balkan spirit, often distilled from plums or apricots, that is extremely potent. No Balkan meal is...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Music for an Elliptical Orbit
This is no album for fiddle-tune purists. The majority of its music explores the harmonic and textural effects that can...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Minoré Manés
This is a lovely disc, reaching back to the origins of rebetika, which, in part, derives from the music performed...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
The Land We Hold Dear
The Land We Hold Dear is the first release by The Barker Band since the passing in April 2012 of...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Inconceivable Mazurkas
This is a real find: a remarkable family trio comprising Jan Malisz and his two children,12-year-old Zuzanna and 16-year-old Kacper,...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Rosa del Sud
In his wanderings through the poetic and sonic landscapes of the Mediterranean, re-imagining the historical and cultural bedrock of his...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
