Reviews
Hjemve: Vocal Music from Folldal
How can you not fall for an opening track which begins with the words ‘Bom-bom, bom-bom, didde-lidde-lei’? It dances, carefree,...
Reviewed in issue March/2022
Tous les Parfums
Solia (Sun) is Raquel Gigot (accordion) and Marielle Vancamp (nyckelharpa) from Belgium. The duo’s debut digs into the repertoire of...
Reviewed in issue March/2022
Mediterraneo Ostinato
Stefano Saletti & Banda Ikona are back with their mixture of ancient and contemporary, loads of modal themes, rhythms and...
Reviewed in issue March/2022
Smoke & Oakum
Scottish postman Nathan Evans was the ‘Wellerman’ who kicked off TikTok’s shanty craze, but Bristol’s Longest Johns are not far...
Reviewed in issue March/2022
Årringar
Like counting the rings of a tree to find out its age, Årringar counts the years in traditional song. It’s...
Reviewed in issue March/2022
From the Devil’s Punchbowl
Fresh evidence of a new generation from north of the border adding its own distinctive stamp on Irish traditional music...
Reviewed in issue March/2022
Skuggsjá
Fans of Einar Selvik’s project Wardruna will welcome this opportunity to get their hands on Skuggsjá, an album originally released...
Reviewed in issue March/2022
Sense of the Place
Folk clubs and artists were hit hard by the pandemic, and Stonehaven, twice voted the BBC Alba Folk Club of...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2022
Knucklehead Circus
Marking their 14th record and in their 29th year, Old Blind Dogs kickstart their anniversary celebrations with a blisteringly seductive...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2022
Viimane Suusataja
Estonian duo Puuluup were absolutely one of the highlights of the last Tallinn Music Week I attended in 2019. Ramo...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2022
