Reviews
Skin
Engaging folk with contemporary issues Maddie Morris’ debut full-length album, Skin, is an insightful listen. A deeply socially conscious songwriter,...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Ridiculous Things
Seattle’s The Do Goodrs debut album dives deep into personal storytelling and cultural fusion through the band’s love of Balkan...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Circus of Desire
It’s been five years since Olivia Chaney’s last solo album, Shelter, which came between the stellar set of traditional balladry...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Grace Will Lead Me Home
Angeline Morrison, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne & Jon Bickley
Last year was the 250th anniversary of the writing of ‘Amazing Grace’ while next year is the 300th anniversary of...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Vou Ficar Neste Quadrado
An experimental fusion of Portuguese folk, introspective soul-searching and out-there electronica, this debut album by Ana Lua Caiano is an...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Jolifanto
For all its depth of tradition, flamenco has always been moved by innovation. In 1979 Camarón de le Isla’s La...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
At Fargrounds
Jacken Elswyth is a banjo player and instrument maker known for her work as a member of the Shovel Dance...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Yellow Roses
Nominated in the Best Emerging Artist category of the RTÉ Folk Awards 2024, Niamh Bury is swiftly rising as one...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Howl
Howl means ‘Sun’ in Cornish, and this is the Kernow singer and artist’s second album, following on from 2022’s Donsya...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Duets
Featuring many of the artists with whom he has worked over a 30-year career, bassist and singer Ben Nicholls parades...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
