Reviews

Where From Here

Assynt

Comprising the fiddle of Graham Mackenzie, the pipes and whistles of David Shedden, and the guitar of Innes White, talented...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Stolen From God

Reg Meuross

This 15th solo album from award-winning singer-songwriter Reg Meuross represents the fruits of over four years of research focusing on...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Sóc Poeta

Alba Asensi

This album from Alba Asensi, from Alicante, Spain, is her second release, following 2019's Semillas. She also founded Feminarum Aures,...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Blow the Wind Southerly

Esbe

The classically-trained UK-based singer, guitarist, composer and producer Esbe is nothing if not prolific – Blow the Wind Southerly is...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Âmago

Vila Navio

Since 2013, André Coelho Rodrigues has been exploring and perfecting his peculiar take on Portuguese folk music after going through...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

Bold Reynold

David Carroll & Friends

Despite his extensive success performing in folk clubs in the 1970s, David Carroll never got around to recording a solo...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

Nenĭa Iră

Nenĭa Iră

This eponymous first album by one-woman band Aurélia Nardini draws on Mediterranean modal music, supplemented by her electronic machines, Indian...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

A Number of Work

Cooper and Toller

Cooper and Toller are a folk duo based in the Bristol area. Their debut album, A Number of Work, brings...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

Basa Ahaide

Haratago

Basa Ahaide, the debut release from French quartet Haratago, is a tough one to pigeonhole. The project of Basque musician...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

Fireside Stories

Trevor Beales

Fireside Stories is an album that could break your heart. First and foremost, it's astonishingly beautiful. With expertly finger-picked guitar,...

Reviewed in issue April/2023