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Review of Yonder Green Grove

Yonder Green Grove

The Norfolk Broads

The Norfolk Broads

Rating: ★★★

The four women who make up The Norfolk Broads first met in the alto section of the Trad Academy Sea...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Danças de Porto de Mós

Danças de Porto de Mós

Aire

Sons Vadios

Rating: ★★★

Danças de Porto de Mós tells only half the story. The first album by Aire collects 16 new renditions of...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Drawn to the Light

Drawn to the Light

Alaw | ALAW

Taith Records

Rating: ★★★

Fiddle player Oli Wilson-Dickson and guitarist Dylan Fowler have a lengthy history of working together, sharing projects including The Devil’s...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Both in a Tune

Both in a Tune

Knight & Spiers

Top of the World

Peter Knight & John Spiers

Rating: ★★★★

Two giants of English folk from different generations come together with an album of tunes that follows on from their...

Reviewed in issue April/2022

Review of Sita

Sita

Alessia Tondo

Ipe Ipe Music

Rating: ★★★★

A formidable talent, an enfant prodige of the Salento music scene, Alessia Tondo, the female voice of the marvellous Canzoniere...

Reviewed in issue March/2022

Review of Golden Shore

Golden Shore

The Daughters

The Daughters

Rating: ★★★

Scottish duo The Daughters found the lockdown gave them the time to write, and an opportunity to take stock of...

Reviewed in issue March/2022

Review of Meridies

Meridies

Go Dugong

Top of the World

Hyperjazz Records/La Tempesta Dischi

Rating: ★★★★

Go Dugong, aka Milan-based Giulio Fonseca, is an Italian producer, DJ, sonic traveller soul and unrestrained mind, a notable personality...

Reviewed in issue March/2022

Review of Flying into Mystery

Flying into Mystery

Christy Moore

Sony Music

Rating: ★★★★

Bowed but definitely not beaten by pandemic isolation, Moore responds with one of his finest offerings in years. Flying into...

Reviewed in issue March/2022

Review of Andy Irvine/Paul Brady

Andy Irvine/Paul Brady

Andy Irvine & Paul Brady

Mulligan Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Not quite the first reissue as claimed by publicity (a 2008 CD having beaten it to the punch), but a...

Reviewed in issue March/2022

Review of Treacle & Bread

Treacle & Bread

Rod Stradling

Ghosts from the Basement

Rating: ★★★★

On the sleeve of this marvellous album there’s a picture of Rod Stradling playing his melodeon and beaming. He’s smiling...

Reviewed in issue March/2022

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