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Review of Cry, My Heart, Cry: Songs from Testimonies in the Fortunoff Video Archive, Vol 2

Cry, My Heart, Cry: Songs from Testimonies in the Fortunoff Video Archive, Vol 2

Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble & Sasha Lurje

Top of the World

Fortunoff Video Archive

Rating: ★★★★

This is a very unusual album recreating songs remembered and described by Holocaust survivors. The testimonies are taken from the...

Reviewed in issue November/2022

Review of What We Thought Was a Lake Was a Field of Flax

What We Thought Was a Lake Was a Field of Flax

Phil Tyler & Sarah Hill

Ferric Mordant Records

Rating: ★★★

Tyler and Hill first met in Newcastle, singing as part of the Sacred Harp sessions, with Hill adding vocals to...

Reviewed in issue November/2022

Review of Uvjamuohta / Powder Snow

Uvjamuohta / Powder Snow

Solju

Bafe’s Factory

Rating: ★★★

I pull a CD from my shelves and check the date: 2002. I remember being captivated by this album, In...

Reviewed in issue November/2022

Review of What Holds the World Together

What Holds the World Together

The Wilderness Yet

The Wilderness Yet

Rating: ★★★★

Based in Sheffield, The Wilderness Yet – Rosie Hodgson on vocals, Rowan Piggott on fiddle and vocals, and flautist-guitarist Philippe...

Reviewed in issue November/2022

Review of Jota de Morir

Jota de Morir

Marala

Propaganda Pel Fet!

Rating: ★★★

Launched in 2018, all-female trio Marala specialise in Balearic, Valencian and Catalan musical traditions. With minimal accompaniment – staccato percussion,...

Reviewed in issue November/2022

Review of Covers: Traditional Melodies of Dalarna, Sweden

Covers: Traditional Melodies of Dalarna, Sweden

Ian Carr & The Various Artists | Ian Carr

Ian Carr

Rating: ★★★★

The best whisky I ever tasted was in Sweden, full-throated and peaty with a honeyed thread of sweetness. Listening to...

Reviewed in issue November/2022

Review of Lossan

Lossan

Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair

March Hair Records

Rating: ★★★★

Marking the first, according to the PR, duo harp and Manx Gaelic vocal album to be released, Lossan (meaning ‘Light’...

Reviewed in issue November/2022

Review of LAS

LAS

Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie & Steven Byrnes Haberlin

Great White

Rating: ★★★★

Now here’s something pretty remarkable, the first album of double C smallpipes to be released anywhere in the world. LAS...

Reviewed in issue November/2022

Review of The Space Between

The Space Between

Bonfire Radicals

Bonfire Radicals

Rating: ★★★★

Kicking off with a fiery, drum-pounding reel courtesy of Jerry Holland (‘Brenda Stubbert’s Reel’) and closing with the rather spooky...

Reviewed in issue November/2022

Review of Sea Song Sessions

Sea Song Sessions

Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman & Jack Rutter

Topic Records

Rating: ★★★★

All aboard with the salty crew of Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter, launching the...

Reviewed in issue November/2022

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