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Review of Neon Fields

Neon Fields

Transkapela

Transkapela

Rating: ★★★

The Polish group Transkapela, led by cimbały (cimbalom) player Robert Wasilewski, has received strong commendations in this magazine for their...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015

Review of Interloper

Interloper

Tom Kitching

Fellside

Rating: ★★★★

It's intriguing to hear what Kitching, a BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award finalist and member of Pilgrim's Way, is...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015

Review of Rua da Emenda

Rua da Emenda

António Zambujo

Top of the World

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

Up to this point, António Zambujo had been gradually climbing a ladder that meant both more international recognition, establishing a...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015

Review of Napot Holdat Csillagot

Napot Holdat Csillagot

Eszter Pál

Fonó Music

Rating: ★★

Pál is a new voice on the traditional Hungarian music scene, endorsed by the Hagyományok Hása (Hungarian Heritage House), the...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015

Review of Incidents & Accidents

Incidents & Accidents

Dan Walsh

Rooksmere Records

Rating: ★★★

The best tracks on British singer and banjo player Dan Walsh's previous album, The Same but Different, were its solo...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015

Review of The Jellyman's Daughter

The Jellyman's Daughter

The Jellyman's Daughter

The Jellyman''s Daughter

Rating: ★★★

By something of a coincidence, Edinburgh duo The Jellyman's Daughter close their debut album with a rather unnervingly intimate version...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015

Review of Pa mi Gente

Pa mi Gente

Manuel Parrilla

La Voz del Flamenco

Rating: ★★★★

As the nephew of the celebrated guitarist Manuel Fernández Molina, better known in flamenco circles as Parrilla de Jerez, Manuel...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015

Review of Who He?

Who He?

Ian Carr & The Various Artists

Reveal Records

Rating: ★★★

Carr is considered by many fellow musicians to be the most original guitarist on the block and is cited by...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015

Review of Até ao Fim

Até ao Fim

Katia Guerreiro

KGP Produções

Rating: ★★★

Até ao Fim marks a turning point in Guerreiro's career. But fear not: she's not quit fado. She's not exactly...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015

Review of Salvor

Salvor

False Lights

Wreckord label

Rating: ★★★★

This compelling pairing of two innovative artists – Jim Moray and Sam Carter – arose from a late-night bar session....

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2015

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