Reviews

Heading Out

Inver

After first meeting in the Sage Gateshead's influential Folkestra, violinist Kevin Lees and guitarist Matthew Jones became key members of...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

The Woods

Hamish Napier

The Woods marks the third instalment of acclaimed musician and composer Hamish Napier's ode to his native Scottish Highlands. Following...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Port de Taipana

Duo de Schepper-Sanczuk

This second studio album from the Belgian duo of Florian De Schepper and Anouk Sanczuk has a sense of joyous...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Mielo

Maria Kalaniemi & Eero Grundström

It's hard to get beyond the first track ‘Erämorsian’ (Wildwood Bride). I play it again and again, caught up in...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Through That Sound (My Secret Was Made Known)

Eliza Carthy and Ben Seal

A seagull's head on dancer's legs – not at all disturbing or Hieronymous Bosch-like – is artist Kirsty Whiten's cover...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Say It

Dantchev:Domain

You can imagine a film to go with this album: vast, sweeping landscapes, travellers in the mist, and among these...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Kistvaen

Calan

The title of the fifth album from one of Wales’ most talked about folk bands means ‘Burial Chamber’ and is...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Fortuna

Amsterdam Klezmer Band

For a band that makes the bold claim to being ‘the one and only’ Amsterdam Klezmer Band, the outfit has...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Cumulus Spores

Ana Kravanja & Samo Kutin

Masters of reimagined improvised music, Ana Kravanja and Samo Kutin might be better known for their excellent work as Širom...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

I Used to Be Sad & Then I Forgot

Mr Alec Bowman

Professional photographer-turned-singer-songwriter Mr Alec Bowman may have swapped the darkroom for the recording studio but it still doesn't seem to...

Reviewed in issue July/2020