Reviews
I See a World
Fusing Scottish jigs and reels with influences from jazz, pop and techno, Peatbog Faeries’ music is often described as ‘high-octane.’...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2023
A Memento of Istanbul
A Memento of Istanbul is an excellent solo oud album by top Iranian player Saeed Nayeb Mohammadi. It’s the opening...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2023
True North
Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault | Calum Stewart
True North brings together uilleann piper and flautist Calum Stewart with Sylvain Quéré on bouzouki and Yann Le Bozec on...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2023
Bucolica
Hiram Salsano’s debut album firmly establishes her as a remarkable artist, wielding a commanding and expressive voice rooted in Campania’s...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: December/2023
La Giusta Distanza
Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana | Riccardo Tesi
La Giusta Distanza grew out of the confinement of the pandemic when Tuscan organetto (diatonic accordion) maestro Tesi composed most...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: December/2023
Vainaan Perua: Satavuotinen Sakka
There’s a fascinating premise behind this new release from Finnish folk violinist Emilia Lajunen, the title of which translates as...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2023
Ultrabelleza
This first full-length album by Spanish singer-songwriter María José Llergo offers further proof of her versatile reimagining of traditional flamenco,...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: December/2023
Solen Var Bättre Där
When I reviewed Ævestaden’s 2021 debut album Ingen Mere Gråter in Songlines #176 (April 2022), I described their music as...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2023
