Reviews
Bálvvosbáiki
The Indigenous Sámi tradition of joik chanting thrives in many styles across the Sápmi region of northern Norway, Sweden and...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
L’Âge d’Or
One of the key Western artistic concerns of the 19th century was the positioning of poets as spiritual leaders, equal...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Allt Vol II: Cuimhne
Julie Fowlis, Éamon Doorley, Zoë Conway & John Mc Intyre
This is the second outing for a supergroup connecting the pan-Gaelic traditions of Hebridean Scotland and Ireland. It unites Julie...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
The Peacock and the Sunflower
Veretski Pass are one of the world’s leading traditional klezmer bands, partly because they search out unusual and little-known repertoire....
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Menta Selvatica
Gravitating between homes in Milan and Barcelona, versatile Italian singer-songwriter Mila Trani has been producing her Mediterranean Latin-jazz crossover music...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Värav/ Vārti / Vartai
On this fabulous debut album from The Baltic Sisters, the four voices of Marion Selgall (Estonia), Laurita Peleniūtė (Lithuania), Vineta...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Usures
Les Mécanos are ten hirsute men from Saint-Étienne who, in overalls and dungarees, sing in Occitan and French of the...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
Oy Vesna Krasna
Karolina Węgrzyn is a Polish-born singer now resident in the UK. Oy Vesna Krasna (Oh, Beautiful Spring) is her debut...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
The Granite Way
The granite massif of Dartmoor runs as a giant seam through the consciousness of South West England – a beautiful,...
Reviewed in issue April/2025
