Reviews
Helleristning
Alapnes was five when she stood in her grandfather’s kitchen in North Norway learning how to hold the fiddle that...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2023
Maresia
Maresia (meaning ‘Sea Air’ or ‘Sea Foam’ in Portuguese) is a visionary and poetical offering from Bari singer, composer and...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2023
Hearth
Newcastle-born Stewart Garry may be a relatively new name to some, but with his latest release, Hearth, he makes his...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2023
tender
Lady Maisery’s new album is a musical and lyrical exploration of the ambiguities of its one word title, tender. Hazel...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2023
Lios
There’s a fair amount of pedigree behind this fascinating release. Hanna Ekström is one of Sweden’s foremost violinists, having previously...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2023
Saudade, Colour of Love
Maria Mendes is a Portuguese jazz singer that has developed her career in The Netherlands for the last 15 years....
Reviewed in issue January/February/2023
The Deepest Breath
2020’s Solas an Lae saw Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin striking away from his Skipper’s Alley roots in the company of Ultan...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2023
A Tarot of the Green Wood
The seven songs on this third studio album from Burd Ellen, the Glasgow-based project featuring Debbie Armour and Gayle Brogan,...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2023
Itku
Itku is the third studio album from Okra Playground, a Finnish six-piece who, since their 2015 debut, Turmio, have rightfully...
Reviewed in issue December/2022
Gavin Fairhall Lever
James Patrick Gavin on fiddle and vocals, double bassist Tim Fairhall and Adrian Lever on guitar, vocals, harmonium and piano...
Reviewed in issue December/2022
