Reviews
Bibirosi
William Takaku & Pidia Kaur Group
Bougainville is an autonomous island region of eastern Papua New Guinea, but geographically, historically and culturally, it’s closely connected to...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2014
A Famous Local Singer
Perhaps it’s down to the peculiarities of the Italian education system, which refuses to unleash graduates until their late 20s,...
Reviewed by David Hutcheon in issue: March/2014
Caraguatá: Guitar Works from Uruguay
Away from Montevideo and the coastal resorts, Uruguay is a peaceful, pastoral country where rhythms and rituals have changed very...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2014
American Radical Patriot
There is a certain irony that America’s great hobo poet, whose songs packed such a punch because they were so...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2014
Strange News
Thirty-five years ago, an English dance tune named ‘Blowzabella’ was found in the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library of Cecil Sharp...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2014
Air-Fix
Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson
Opening their album with an exhilarating set of tunes, including Gordon Duncan’s ‘Full Moon Down Under’, helps sets the scene...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2014
The Gloaming
Their live performances last summer positioned The Gloaming as one of the most exciting developments in Irish traditional music in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2014
Word of Mouth
Most musicians, when they make an album, head for a recording studio full of sophisticated equipment. Seth Lakeman has an...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2014
Build Me Up From Bones
The prolific, popular and talented Texas banjo player and singer Sarah Jarosz tries out a new sound on this, her...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: March/2014
Eve
Dedicated to ‘the women of Africa, to their resilience and their beauty, Kidjo’s tenth studio album features the voices of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2014
