Reviews
Look Over the Wall, See the Sky
Speaking to Songlines in 2021, Irish folk singer John Francis Flynn described his debut album, I Would Not Live Always,...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Tøyen Sessions
Although all the compositions on this new album by Norway’s Larsen Trio were apparently written by Larsen himself, you might...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Land of My Other
Land of My Other is the third studio album from The Breath, a partnership between singer Ríoghnach Connolly and ex-Cinematic...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Beacons of the Wilderness
McElroy’s latest release, Beacons of the Wilderness, opens with haunting birdsong accompanied by atmospheric strings and a spoken narration. The...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Double You
Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain
Catrin Finch continues to startle and amaze. Classically trained, and now surely the finest, best-known harpist in Britain, she has...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
A Collection of Songs in the Traditional & Sean-Nós Style
Drawn from several generations of unaccompanied traditional singers, these are freshly recorded and collected, aside from Rosie Stewart’s ‘Jug of...
Reviewed in issue November/2023
Isle of the Eagle
’Isle Of The Eagle’ is a song from Achill, the largest of the isles off Ireland’s west coast, written by...
Reviewed in issue November/2023
