Reviews
Matilda
The jouhikko (ancient Finnish bowed lyre) has a unique place in the mysterious histories of Finland and Karelia, and its...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2018
Stand & Deliver
Pilgrims’ Way have had something of a chequered history. In 2011, the trio of singer Lucy Wright, fiddle player Tom...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2018
I Saw a Sign: 1940-1947 Recordings
Smithsonian Folkways has done such a splendid job in curating Woody Guthrie's legacy via a superbly presented and award-winning set...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2018
Absolutely Live II: Viva Mexico!
Juan De Marcos & Afro-Cuban All Stars
Led by Juan de Marcos, the Cuban legend who provided many of the arrangements on Buena Vista Social Club, this...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2018
Nordic Notes #100: Great Tunes from Scandinavia
Nordic Notes is a German record label with a passion for the music of northern Europe and Finland in particular....
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2018
Follow Them True
Anyone who has seen Stick in the Wheel live recently will know just what a diamond-hard machine they have become....
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2018
C'est Le Pompon
This new acoustic dance band announce their intention not just in the title of their first CD – C'est Le...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2018
Endless Path
Mahsa Vahdat & Coskun Karademir
A while ago, the Secret Ensemble from Istanbul invited Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat to make a recording, the critically acclaimed...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: March/2018
Ol'Jansa
Olof Jönsson also known fondly as Ol'Jansa, was a Swedish flute player from Härjedalen in the centre of Sweden, born...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2018
