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Review of Fickle Fortune

Fickle Fortune

Robyn Stapleton

Laverock Records

Rating: ★★★

The opener, ‘The Two Sisters’, sets the scene for a rather sweet and graceful debut from the Scots-born singer, Robyn...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2015

Review of Pa’ki Pa’ka

Pa’ki Pa’ka

Robert ‘Robi’ Svärd

Top of the World

Asphalt Tango

Rating: ★★★★

Raised in Sweden and Australia and trained as a classical guitarist, Robert Svärd fell into flamenco from a distance, but...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2016

Review of Trig

Trig

Tannara

Braw Sailin’ Records

Rating: ★★★

Fresh-faced Scottish contemporary folk band Tannara's debut is a sprightly and infectious release, comprising a nice mix of traditional tracks...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2016

Review of Stop the Parade

Stop the Parade

Sophie Solomon

Sophie Solomon

Rating: ★★★★

Sophie Solomon stages a tableau of Russian melodrama and sorrow for her welcome return to the studio after seven years....

Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Voice + Vision: Songs of Resistance, Democracy and Peace

Voice + Vision: Songs of Resistance, Democracy and Peace

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Topic Records (2 CDs)

Rating: ★★

‘The Internationale’ was Topic Records’ first ever release, with the jollier ‘The Man that Waters the Workers’ Beer’ on the...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Jorjuna

Jorjuna

Kazut de Tyr

Hirustica

Rating: ★★

Drawing on this Breton band's travels throughout Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Jorjuna is named after a ten-beat rhythm...

Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: June/2017

Review of Khiyo

Khiyo

Khiyo

Top of the World

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★★

This promising debut from a young, London-based band opens thrillingly with the electric-guitar-heavy ‘Akashta Kanpchhilo Kyan’ (Why Did the Sky...

Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: October/2015

Review of The Impossible Song & Other Songs

The Impossible Song & Other Songs

Roddy Woomble

Greenvoe/EMI

Rating: ★★★

The former Idlewild singer follows his acclaimed album Before the Ruin, made as a trio with guitarist and singer Kris...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2011

Review of Rua da Emenda

Rua da Emenda

António Zambujo

Top of the World

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

Up to this point, António Zambujo had been gradually climbing a ladder that meant both more international recognition, establishing a...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Apr/May/2015

Review of Trench Songs

Trench Songs

The Fugitives

Borealis Records

Rating: ★★★

You might think an album of trench songs, featuring lyrics written by soldiers in World War I, would make for...

Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: January/2021

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