Reviews

Amoreamaro

Maria Mazzotta

There many reasons to admire singer Maria Mazzotta: for her voice, of course, so brilliant, intimate and dramatic; for her...

Reviewed in issue May/2020

Amália Classics on Portuguese Guitar

Custódio Castelo

While never the diva, Custódio Castelo has nevertheless been an animating presence in the world of fado for many decades...

Reviewed in issue May/2020

In a Lifetime

Clannad

Tickets are on sale for Clannad's farewell tour, and to go with it, various weights of a Best Of anthology,...

Reviewed in issue May/2020

Klingra

Afenginn

In Old Norse afenginn means ‘intoxication and strength’ and it's the name adopted by the musical collective around Danish composer...

Reviewed in issue May/2020

Pill Pilots

Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow

Bristol-based guitarist Hawes and fiddler Catlow have worked over the years with the likes of Seth Lakeman, Afro Celt Sound...

Reviewed in issue May/2020

Light Ida Lum

Haltadans

In the grand tradition of the currently inactive Fiddler's Bid, whose Maurice Henderson features in this group's three-fiddle frontline, Haltadans...

Reviewed in issue May/2020

Unearth Repeat

Sam Sweeney

Following on from his Island Records’ debut, The Unfinished Violin, England's premier fiddler releases a small band album with a...

Reviewed in issue May/2020

Frixx

Frigg

The double X of the Finnish fiddlers' album title has nothing to do with the content; rather, it is a...

Reviewed in issue May/2020

Dúchas

Damien O'Reilly

Button accordionist O'Reilly stays close to home in his first solo outing on disc with material drawn from his native...

Reviewed in issue May/2020

Nani

Emmi Kujanpää

Nani is the debut album from Finnish folk musician and researcher Emmi Kujanpää. An avid enthusiast of Finnish and Bulgarian...

Reviewed in issue May/2020