Reviews
Northumbrian Voices
Kathryn Tickell has recorded many of the great traditional musicians of her region, such as the shepherds Willie Taylor and...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
Quinto
Little by little, Antonio Zambujo has been expanding his musical universe up to the point where it doesn't really matter...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
El Mar de Mi Ventana
Flamenco guitarist Niño Josele has made some fascinating excursions into jazz, particularly his exploration of pianist Bill Evan’s music on...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
Cille Bhrìde (Kilbride)
Cille Bhride builds on the huge success of Kathleen Maclnnes’ Ò g-Mhadainn Shamhraidh, and whilst the album doesn’t fully reach...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
20
Kate Rusby joined her parents’ ceilidh band while she was still a child so was a seasoned performer when her...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
Diversions Vol 3: Songs from the Shipyards
In a remarkably prolific year for The Unthanks, this album follows hard on the heels of their mighty collaboration with...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
LIVE – Olympiahalle München
LaBrassBanda hail from Bavaria, and this homecoming concert found them playing to 12,000 fans. You read that correctly: not 1,200...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
The Rough Guide to the Music of Scandinavia
This compilation takes a broad view of Scandinavia, going beyond the usual Norway/Sweden/ Denmark configuration and taking in fellow Nordic...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
Blight and Blossom
Leader of the new-generation Albion Band, son of folk¬rock guv’nor Ashley Hutchings and the child actor who played the young...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
Bande Italiane
Look at a map of southern Europe, think raucous brass bands and you’re probably drawn to the Balkans – Serbia...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2013
