Reviews
Most Jöttem
Félix Lajkó is Hungary's most groundbreaking violinist and this is one of his best recordings in years. He inhabits an...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
The Hazel and Alice Sessions
Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
Bluegrass veteran Laurie Lewis does her mentors proud with this 14-track tribute to the undisputed female heavyweight champions of the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Undercurrent
Accompanied by a line-up different from her familiar touring trio of recent years, Sarah Jarosz offers Undercurrent, which serves as...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Leyenda
Paying tribute variously to Mother Earth, to a Chinese goddess of flight and to the wicked sirens of Andalusian waterfalls,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
The Remarkable Return of Old Man Basco
Originally, Basco were formed as a vehicle for Hal Parfitt-Murray's music after he met members Anders Tophøj and Anders Ringgaard...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
The Rough Guide to Brazilian Jazz
It's fair to say Brazilian music has been in intimate dialogue with jazz almost from the genre's 19th-century inception –...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Dark Desert Night
Somewhat overwrought in its presentation, Dark Desert Night by 3hattrio, who consist of Greg Istock on vocals and acoustic bass,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Something Blue
Rob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra
First, a caveat: Rob Heron and his sharp-as-nails orchestra hail from old Newcastle, the one on the River Tyne in...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
The Natural Selection Australian Songbook
Australia has a long tradition of bush bands: Ned Kelly-a-likes playing tunes from the Aussie folk songbook, an Irish-and-Scottish fuelled...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Ritka Magyar Vol 1
The folk music revival in Hungary, and the dance house scene that was its driving force, are now nigh-on half...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
