Reviews
The Turn of the Tide
This is the second solo album from the Sussex-based folk singer with fingers in many pies. He is the co-founder...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2017
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
Let's get it out of the way: this is a straightforward, mainstream country album. It's not old-time, it's not bluegrass...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: November/2017
Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music
Topic's double album is a broad introduction to the label's catalogue, and it draws its nets fairly wide. Some selections...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2017
Svara Samsara
The vast island nation of Indonesia, widely known among fans of Balinese gamelan, offers so much more contemporary and traditional...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: November/2017
Brothers
Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio
Upon first listen, Brothers appears to be just another adventure in the frosty, folky sound-world of northern European jazz. The...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2017
Unlearning/Open Letter to Adoniah
The credits on this double album by the young dreadlocked South African jazz guitarist and singer contain the intriguing line:...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2017
Univers-Île
One of the electronic music wizards of the southern hemisphere, Jeremy Labelle, has released Univers-Île, his second album, which is...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: November/2017
Journey of Joy
In the wake of the groundbreaking East-West duets between Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin, 50 years ago the sitar player...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2017
