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Review of Zithers

Zithers

Andrew Cronshaw

Cloud Valley

Rating: ★★★★

Andrew Cronshaw's presence as a player, writer and critic has been a significant part of the folk and world music...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of River Sisters

River Sisters

Sutari

AAUU Records

Rating: ★★★

The female trio Sutari have a distinctive place in the Polish musical landscape. Kasia Kapela, Basia Songin and Zosia Zembrzuska...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of As Catedrais Silenciadas

As Catedrais Silenciadas

Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre

Top of the World

Músicas de Salitre

Rating: ★★★★

‘Illas de Sal’, the final track of As Catedrais Silenciadas, was built around one of the countless field recordings that...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Besh o droM20

Besh o droM20

Besh o droM

Fono

Rating: ★★★★

The first track of Besh o droM's new album, ‘Atom Csocsek’, kicks off with a low-slung bassline coupled with rousing...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Gipsy Dance

Gipsy Dance

Esma's Band, Next Generation

Top of the World

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★★

The late Macedonian singer Esma Redžepova was celebrated as the ‘Queen of the Gypsies’ and, across a remarkable career, helped...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Head Above the Water

Head Above the Water

Brigid Mae Power

Fire Records

Rating: ★★★

This is the Galway singer's third album, recorded at the analog Green Door studio in Glasgow with Alasdair Roberts co-producing...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Night Off

Night Off

Luc McNally

Luc McNally

Rating: ★★★★

Night Off, the debut album from Glasgow-based County Durham folk musician Luc McNally, is a highly accomplished affair. Having built...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of A Golden Thread

A Golden Thread

Pete Morton

Further Records

Rating: ★★★★

Pete Morton is unashamedly old school – in the best possible way. He's a fine singer, with a relaxed but...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Heart's Ease

Heart's Ease

Shirley Collins

Top of the World

Domino Records

Rating: ★★★★★

In 2016, one of the more remarkable musical comebacks came with the release of Lodestar, Shirley Collins’ first recordings for...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Review of The Earth with her Crowns

The Earth with her Crowns

Laura Cannell

Brawl Records

Rating: ★★★

Laura Cannell is an improvising musician who plays violin, often overbowing, a technique that allows her to sound all four...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

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