Reviews
Simple Pleasures
Pioneering banjo player, composer and a key leading lady of bluegrass, Alison Brown wears many hats of leadership. She grew...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: November/2024
Talkie Talkie
London-based instrumental four-piece Los Bitchos draw their heritage and all-female members from the UK, Sweden, Uruguay, Australia and Turkey, and...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: November/2024
8 Sonneurs pour Philip Glass
Breton sonneur Keravec has long taken the bagpipes into new territories; no mean feat for an instrument so ancient. Early...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: November/2024
Cuba & Beyond
It's hard to put into words the impact of Chucho Valdés’ 60-year career in Cuban music, but his 13 Grammys...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: November/2024
Another Tide, Another Fish
Andrew Tuttle & Michael Chapman
When cult British guitarist Michael Chapman passed away in 2021, his final demos were entrusted to Australian banjoist Andrew Tuttle....
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2024
Thokozile Collective
Bournemouth-based six-piece Thokozile Collective play instrumental jazz-funk with an African bent. Their debut album – seven covers and two originals...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2024
Seven
French blues guitarist and singer Tia Gouttebel teams with Gilles Chabenat (vielle à roue, aka hurdy-gurdy) and Fabrice Bony (percussion)...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2024
Sem Palavras (feat Iván ‘Melon’ Lewis)
‘Queen of the Portuguese Guitar’, Pereira da Costa may only be on her second album, but her trailblazing reputation as...
Reviewed by April Clare Welsh in issue: November/2024
