Reviews

VAMM

VAMM

VAMM, a trio of top-notch folk musicians, demand your attention from the very first track of their debut album. Patsy...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2013

3G

Angus Lyon

Angus Lyon is one of Scotland's most inventive, energetic and versatile musical figures. He's a terrific accordionist, known for his...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2013

Lux

Afenginn

The group Afenginn comprises Kim Rafael Nyberg, a Finnish composer, and a collection of Danish musicians. They are working in...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2013

Schodsbergs Notebok

Jorun Marie Kvernberg & Øyvind Sandum

The Nordic countries have been assiduous in collecting and codifying their folk music, and these two recordings show two different...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2013

Jewish Folksongs from the Shtetl

Olga Mieleszczuk

Olga Mieleszczuk is a classically trained Polish singer and accordionist. In recent years she has focused on Yiddish and Jewish...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2013

Shamrock City

Solas

In 1910, a young man named Michael Conway left rural poverty behind in Ireland and took passage across the Atlantic...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Alter

Nynke

Nynke Laverman is a big voice from a small country, which has an even smaller mother tongue. A native of...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

The Far Side of the Glen

Derek McGinley & Tara Connaghan

From the opening notes of The Far Side of the Glen, if you know anything about Irish fiddle music you’ll...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Classic Celtic Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Any compilation album with ‘Celtic’ in its title is almost certainly worth avoiding, though there are notable exceptions – Ellipsis...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Dos Amantes

Los Desterrados

Los Desterrados, meaning ‘the exiles’, formed in 2000 with the aim of bringing ancient Ladino music back to life for...

Reviewed in issue July/2013