Reviews

Shell Story

Twelfth Day

Described as a ‘sister companion release’ to last year's The Devil Makes Three, four of the seven tracks on this...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

The New Line

Boys of the Lough

Can this really be the Boys of the Lough's 23rd album? It's remarkable to think so as they sound as...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Iaith Enaid: The Language of the Soul

Robin Huw Bowen

Traditional Welsh harp music isn’t for everyone. But, since 1983, Robin Huw Bowen, the only full-time professional Welsh harpist specialising...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Novaera

Cuncordu e Tenore de Orosei

If you don’t speak Sardo, the language of Sardinia, then you’re destined to seek other kinds of satisfaction in the...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Weave

Jaywalkers

Jaywalkers are a young trio from Rochdale and Cheshire, not hitherto known for being crucibles of bluegrass music. Jay Bradberry...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Super Diver City

Mec Yek

It has to be said that perky fusion bands are in plentiful supply these days. Often they kick up a...

Reviewed in issue October/2015

Coracle

Emily Portman

Alongside Sam Lee and Alasdair Roberts, Emily Portman is one of the great interpreters of traditional ballads from the magical...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Chatterbox

Hannah James & Tuulikki Bartosik

An inspired move led producer Dylan Fowler to take Hannah James and Tuulikki Bartosik to a cave to begin recording...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Skywire

JPP

As a live experience, JPP are hard to beat. They’ve been together for over 30 years, having grown up in...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Buan

Danú

A long five years after Seanchas, album number eight from Danú arrives in time to celebrate their 20th anniversary in...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015