Reviews

Dinas

Calan

After performing an impressive showcase when the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards was hosted in Cardiff this April, this spirited...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Sanguis Meus, Mama!

Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L

You’ve got to admire the Finns. They revive one of the world's most unpromising instruments – the jouhikko, a rather...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Proper Job

Fisherman's Friends

‘Proper job!’ is a Cornish expression of approval – and an excellent ale from St Austell Brewery, which has supported...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

90 years (1925-2015)

Mikis Theodorakis

Composer Mikis Theodorakis is a Greek national institution, best known overseas for his soundtracks to Zorba the Greek and Serpico....

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

The Ties That Bind

Mawkin

It's perhaps not too fanciful to now see Mawkin filling that Bellowhead-shaped hole looming in the folk-festival calendar – that's...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Fickle Fortune

Robyn Stapleton

The opener, ‘The Two Sisters’, sets the scene for a rather sweet and graceful debut from the Scots-born singer, Robyn...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

La Guitarra: Mi Vida

Juan Martín & Chaparro de Málaga

A sometime collaborator with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, Juan Martín is one of the most versatile flamenco guitarists currently...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Kvitre

Majorstuen

Majorstuen are Norway's equivalent of Bellowhead. They bring a big-band attitude to folk music while always retaining the finer detail...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Celenka

Celenka

Vocals, kantele (zither), trumpet, harmonica and harmonium are an unusual combination of instruments but Finnish trio Celenka clearly enjoy a...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Nun te Vutà

Newpoli

Nun te Vutà (Don’t Turn Back) is the fourth recording by a brilliant outfit of north-eastern US residents, four of...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015