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Review of World Affairs

World Affairs

Mpho Majiga

Africantunz Records & Promotions

Rating: ★★

Mpho Majiga is a South African gospel singer with a disco vibe. This is his fifth album and World Affairs,...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2018

Review of Mousehold

Mousehold

The Shackleton Trio

The Shackleton Trio

Rating: ★★★

Led by Georgia Shackleton on fiddle and vocals, with Nic Zuppardi on mandolin and Aaren Bennett on guitar, the East...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Nostálgico

Nostálgico

El Muro Tango

Galileo MC

Rating: ★★★

The title of this album, Nostálgico, goes right to the heart of what tango represents: nostalgia and longing for what once...

Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: May/2019

Review of Mozart of the Banjo: The Joe Morley Project

Mozart of the Banjo: The Joe Morley Project

Aaron Jonah Lewis

The Old-Time Tiki Parlour

Rating: ★★★★

Aaron Jonah Lewis' 24-song tribute to the legendary British banjo player and composer Joe Morley (1867-1937) is a fascinating dive...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2020

Review of Vocês Querem Mate?

Vocês Querem Mate?

Piri

Far Out Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Vocês Querem Mate? is the latest instalment in Far Out's ongoing resurrection of the catalogue on Roberto Quartin's long-buried record...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: June/2017

Review of Milestone

Milestone

Duncan Lyall

Red Deer Records

Rating: ★★★★

Perhaps better known as bassist with Kate Rusby and Treacherous Orchestra, the impressive Milestone marks Lyall’s second release as a...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

Review of Royal Traveller

Royal Traveller

Missy Raines

Compass Records

Rating: ★★★★

Primarily known as a multiple award-winning bluegrass bassist, Missy Raines' penchant for pushing musical boundaries has also found her experimenting...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2019

Review of Oh, What A WorldFolk Europa FECD 030

Oh, What A WorldFolk Europa FECD 030

Napra

Full Price

Rating: ★★★

What if Jimi Hendrix had heard the playing of a Transylvanian village primás? What if Béla Bartók were to have...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010

Review of Resonance

Resonance

Bart Willoughby

Bart Willoughby

Rating: ★★★

The musical pedigree of Pitjantjatjara man Bart Willoughby goes back to the late 1970s, when he founded the pioneering Aboriginal...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2017

Review of Matter of Time

Matter of Time

Dallahan

Dallahan

Rating: ★★★★

Edinburgh-based Dallahan follow their promising debut, When the Day is on the Turn, with the no less energetic and enjoyable...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2016

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