Reviews
Inventory
A decade after forming for a one-off concert at the 2014 Vieilles Charrues Festival, The Celtic Social Club marks a...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/March/2025
Mon Péi
After releasing their first physical album at the end of last year, the quintet from La Réunion have now gone...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2025
New Music for the Harp of Avalon
New Music for the Harp of Avalon is the latest release from Brighton-based musician and producer Fane. Where Fane’s previous...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: February/March/2025
Kan Ya Makan (Once Upon a Time)
Four years after an adventurous solo debut which took us on an exhilarating journey through the Arabic world, Franco-Algerian singer,...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: February/March/2025
Songs of the Roma
Simon Thacker & Justyna Jablonska
This exploration of the rich Gypsy heritage of Balkan music is the second album by Scottish guitarist Simon Thacker with...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: February/March/2025
The Hell of Helene: Songs for Appalachian Relief
Helene was hell, alright. The deadliest inland hurricane in US history cut a catastrophic path through six southeastern states from...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2025
Sacred Harmony
Thanasis Kleopas, Theodore Koumartzis & Jordan Koumartzis
Evocative, tender and uplifting, this lovely collaboration between brothers Theodore and Jordan Koumartzis and Thanasis Kleopas harnesses the spirit of...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: February/March/2025
Don’t Waste Your Ancestors’ Time
Guitarist and Lokkhi Terra member Phil Dawson has carved out a distinct career working with everyone from Mulatu Astatke to...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: February/March/2025
Nouskaa Sisaret
The criss-crossing of culture from the desert dunes of Mali with forested quiet spaces in Finland is where refreshingly bold,...
Reviewed by James Rorison in issue: February/March/2025
