Reviews

The Poor Shall Wear the Crown: Songs by Leon Rosselson

Nancy Kerr

In 2020 when the UK locked down because of COVID-19 and live performance was impossible, Nancy Kerr had a bright...

Reviewed in issue May/2022

Lysbærer

Nanna Barslev

Lysbærer could easily be the soundtrack to any of the popular Viking series available on our screens and it’s the...

Reviewed in issue May/2022

High on Life

Marvara

What hits you immediately upon initially listening to Marvara’s debut release is the incredible whirlwind of energy coming from the...

Reviewed in issue May/2022

twelvemonth and a day

Wolf & Clover

Based in Columbus, Georgia, this sextet boasts three professors, a music academy director, doctoral candidate and orchestra executive in its...

Reviewed in issue May/2022

Festyval

The Ukrainians

Hailing from Oldham, The Ukrainians were formed in 1990 by guitarist Peter Solowka (he being of Ukrainian and Yugoslav heritage)....

Reviewed in issue May/2022

Iníon

Inni-K

This album of nine beautifully arranged sean nós songs from the Dublin-based singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Inni-K (Eithne Ní Chatháin)...

Reviewed in issue May/2022

VLADIMIR

VLADIMIR

When thinking about the Balkans, the Jewish are rarely the first of its peoples to come to mind. Indeed, they...

Reviewed in issue May/2022

Glendrian

Kenneth I MacKenzie

Composer and multi-instrumentalist MacKenzie’s new release, Glendrian, is a fetching tribute to an area of north-west Scotland which has strong...

Reviewed in issue May/2022

Read the Sky

Oysterband

Oysterband have had an impressive history, and they are certainly not finished yet. This is the 12th studio album, the...

Reviewed in issue May/2022

Over Fields and Mountains

Branko Mataja

Over Fields and Mountains is one of those ‘lost’ or ‘outsider’ records that contains the sound of surprise. The late...

Reviewed in issue May/2022