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Review of Pedal Steal + Four Corners

Pedal Steal + Four Corners

Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band

Paradise of Bachelors

Rating: ★★★

Now here's a fascinating one. Terry Allen is an artist of many forms: a conceptual artist, painter, writer, playwright, and...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2019

Review of Roudennoù / Traces

Roudennoù / Traces

Yann-Fañch Kemener

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★★

Renowned as one of the most charismatic traditional singers of Brittany, the late Yann-Fañch Kemener released a double album embracing...

Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: June/2019

Review of Stick in the Wheel Present From Here: English Folk Field Recordings Vol 2

Stick in the Wheel Present From Here: English Folk Field Recordings Vol 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

From Here Records

Rating: ★★★★

Recorded in living rooms and kitchens across England, this second volume of English Folk Field Recordings by Stick in the...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2019

Review of Karne Vwayaz

Karne Vwayaz

Zonatan

Zilart

Rating: ★★★

Zonatan is the alias of Mauritian singer Jonathan Andy. His songs are gentle and mellow, poppy even, but he has...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2019

Review of Hollowbone

Hollowbone

Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening

Top of the World

Resilient Records

Rating: ★★★★

Right at the heart of this startling album comes ‘Nemesis’, a hymn to the Roman goddess of justice and retribution....

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2019

Review of Rhythm & Fado

Rhythm & Fado

João Caetano

Macau Records

Rating: ★★

Any musician should be wise enough to let his or her biography inform their music, and this is particularly true...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2019

Review of Songs of Our Native Daughters

Songs of Our Native Daughters

Our Native Daughters

Top of the World

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Rating: ★★★★★

A super-group of inspiring black female roots performers, Our Native Daughters are Rhiannon Giddens and former Carolina Chocolate Drops partner...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2019

Review of Fuego Por Dentro – The Fire Within

Fuego Por Dentro – The Fire Within

Anna Murtola

Alba

Rating: ★★★

A tasteful blend of tradition and innovation, Fuego Por Dentro – The Fire Withinis Finnish singer Anna Murtola's debut that ties together...

Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: May/2019

Review of Casa de Fado

Casa de Fado

Maria Emília

Valentim Carvalho

Rating: ★★★

There is a long road ahead of Maria Emília, and that means that the young fadista can aspire to become...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2019

Review of Sun Dogs

Sun Dogs

Snowflake Trio

Ta:lik

Rating: ★★★★

Comprising Ireland's Nuala Kennedy and Norway's Frode Haltli and Vegar Vårdal, Snowflake Trio provide a rare mix of jigs and...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2019

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