Reviews
Postcards and Pocketbooks: The Best of Bella Hardy
With a career stretching back to her early teens as a member of The Pack, a 12-piece that graced the...
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This is Broken Folk
Percussionist, tap dancer and performance artist Carli Jefferson toured internationally with the physical theatre group Stomp, before meeting non-binary singer...
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Réveteg
Classically-trained viola player Róbert Lakatos (not to be confused with Roby Lakatos) is a leading fiddler (prímas) on the Hungarian...
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Årsringar
Ellinor & Leonor are a traditional music duo who met in Gothenburg, Sweden, and released their debut album five years...
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Here & There
Folk guitar virtuoso and music professor Dimitris Mystakidis started playing professionally as a 16-year-old in Thessaloniki, inspired by his mother's...
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Úrnua
Carl Hession, Eimear Coughlan, Francis Cunningham
The scion of a well-known Count Galway family of traditional musicians, pianist Carl Hession has established himself as a consummate...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2020
The Victorians
The fourth studio album from the Manchester trio has been three years in the making. It is produced by Darren...
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New Music for the 12 String Guitar
In the early 60s, when stereo was a novelty, record labels released demonstration albums introducing listeners to the wonderful world...
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A Lament for Epirus 1926-1928
This compilation was first issued as a limited edition Record Store Day vinyl release, which promptly sold out. Now, it...
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Neighbours and Sisters
This is the strong follow-up to The Crowing from the Brighton quartet composed of alt-folk artist Jinnwoo, folk duo Hickory...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2020
