Reviews
On Our Own Clock
What with the London-based 16-piece Balimaya Project and a host of other new collectives finding strength in numbers, a happy...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2021
The Brickfields
This fourth studio album from the British folk trio is one of many albums born out of the pandemic that...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2021
Evocazioni e Invocazioni
Ancient resonances tinge Davide Ambrogio's timbre. He is a Calabrian singer and multi-instrumentalist – guitars, Calabrian lyre, zampogna (bagpipes), electronics...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: November/2021
Wairunga
Fat Freddy's Drop have been favourites on the local scene for two decades while also building a considerable global following....
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2021
Still Moving
Adams has long been a bold and adventurous serial collaborator but this album with Mauro Durante – leader of Italy's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2021
Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea
After growing up singing with her mother and aunties, award-winning Māori vocalist Maisey Rika began performing professionally at age 13....
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2021
The Guesthouse Sessions
Lockdown has proved a rich creative experience for the Belgian bal folk duo, diatonic accordionists Pascale Rubens and Toon Van...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2021
Alone on a Hill
Katy Rose Bennett has been performing her Americana-tinged style of folk music for the best part of 20 years. She's...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2021
Folk for Little Folk Vol 1
Although listed as ‘for little folk,’ Canadian fiddler Gordie ‘Crazylegs’ MacKeeman's new album has plenty to offer adults who appreciate...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2021
