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Review of Housewarming

Housewarming

The Mae Trio

Mae Trio

Rating: ★★★

With sweet three-part harmonies and instrumental chops to burn, Melbourne's Mae Trio have become a favourite on the Aussie folk...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015

Review of Songs of the Spanish Civil War Vols 1 & 2

Songs of the Spanish Civil War Vols 1 & 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Smithsonian Folkways

Rating: ★★★★

Just as Western countries have today banned their subjects from travelling to fight in Syria, in the 1930s the US...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2015

Review of Music for the Hawaiian Islands Vol 2: Kahelelani Niihau

Music for the Hawaiian Islands Vol 2: Kahelelani Niihau

Kuana Torres Kahele

Mountain Apple

Rating: ★★★★

The second of a six-part CD series highlighting the music of the Hawaiian Islands, this release further expands the reputation...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015

Review of The Chuck Norris Project

The Chuck Norris Project

Southern Tenant Folk Union

Johnny Rock Records

Rating: ★★★

The track titles of this sixth album from the Edinburgh-based Americana collective read like a back-catalogue of dodgy Hollywood action...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2015

Review of Perotá Chingó

Perotá Chingó

Perotá Chingó

Petit Indie

Rating: ★★★★

Every summer, thousands of Argentinian 20-something urbanites hit the road in order to discover themselves in Patagonia, Salta, or the...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2015

Review of Silk & Stone

Silk & Stone

Amira Medunjanin

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

Amira Medunjanin is one of the great voices of the Balkans. A decade ago her album Rosa was a fantastic...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2015

Review of River Strings: Maninka Guitar

River Strings: Maninka Guitar

Djessou Mory Kanté

Sterns (2 CDs)

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Gambit

Gambit

Ollie King

RootBeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Sake of the Sound

Sake of the Sound

Front Country

Front Country

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Codex

Codex

Mohammad Reza Mortazavi

Flowfish Records

Rating: ★★

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

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