Reviews

Moura

Ana Moura

The second Moura begins it becomes obvious this is no ordinary fado record. It takes just a snippet of ‘Moura...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2026

Hearts Broken, Heads Turned

Jarlath Henderson

Jarlath Henderson hinted he could sing, as well as playing startlingly good uilleann pipes and whistle, on his 2013 Air-Fix...

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: June/2026

The Rough Guide to Americana

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Compiled by rock writer and musician Sylvie Simmons, this second edition of TheRough Guide to Americana is a pleasing hodgepodge...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2026

Deltu

Pevarlamm

Deltu (Dynamism) is Breton world music, taking its influences from Brittany to Ireland, from Scotland to Galicia, from ceilidh to...

Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: June/2026

The Rough Guide to a World of Psychedelia

VARIOUS ARTISTS

This sampler is a bountiful taster for World Music Network's ongoing series of global psychedelic compilations, skipping madly from land...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2026

Anian

9Bach

The Welsh band's third album is a cohesive, interconnected set of original songs and carefully placed Welsh folk songs, including...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2026

Heavy Wood

Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra

Djukella is an insult, common in the Balkans, meaning mongrel. Hellard and his band have reclaimed it aptly: their music...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2026

Subcontinental Drift

Sultans of String with Anwar Khurshid

Canadian folk-fusion outfit Sultans of String have gone for the word-play double – both band name and album name –...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2026

All These Years

Solas

This finds Irish-American luminaries Solas celebrating two decades together in ebullient style. This crowd-funded collection of all-new material brings past...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2026

It's Klezmer!

You Shouldn’t Know From It

The title says it all really. This is a solid collection of traditional tunes with a handful of originals, including...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2026