Reviews
River Strings: Maninka Guitar
With the kind of pedigree Guinean guitarist Djessou Mory Kanté has – brother to the late, lamented Kante Manfila, and...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Gambit
Like many a young musician, the melodeon player and singer Ollie King also teaches. One of the subjects he offers...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Sake of the Sound
Front Country were formed in 2011 by some of San Francisco's finest young bluegrass and acoustic roots players – Adam...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Codex
Life can be tough as a percussionist, particularly if you’re a solo artist. Live performance is one thing, but getting...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Inoni Ana Totoraha
With an energy beyond that of normal mortals, these enthusiastic Solomon Islanders are a festival promoter's dream: Melanesian men with...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Bass & Mandolin
Classical bass player Edgar Meyer and bluegrass mandolinist Chris Thile first teamed up on a 2008 duets album that fused...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Last of the Outlaws
Railroad Earth balance a studious approach to Americana, which generates tuneful passages and thoughtful songs, with a “Worry? What, us?”...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Our Routes
It 's somewhat quaint in late 2014 to get a new album that faithfully treads the Balkan beats formula popular...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Hell Yeah!
This is some straight-up knee-slapping, line-dancing, hat-tippin’, hoedown-swinging, Bayou-swimmin’ stuff! If that's not your thing, you’re probably not going to...
Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Born in Parallel
Double bassist and composer Daphna Sadeh is not the first bandleader to draw inspiration from the common ground between early...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
