Reviews
Batuque and Finaçon
This collection showcases two of Cape Verde's most traditional and resolutely African musical styles – batuque and finaçon – which...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: June/2011
Wriggle and Writhe
Having recently won both the Best Duo and Best Musician awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, expectations are...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2012
Between the Shadow and the Soul
Violinist Anna Phoebe is a rock and commercial music veteran best known as a member of progressive rock outfit Trans-Siberian...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
To Those of Earth… And Other Worlds
Sun Ra was one of the most prolific musicians of all time, releasing over 100 LPs under a plethora of...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Seekers and Finders
What's left to say about Gypsy punk outfit Gogol Bordello? Not much on the strength of this, their seventh album....
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: November/2017
Time and Place
When confronted by albums of new, original compositions by an instrumental folk artist, this reviewer must admit to a bit...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: July/2019
State and Ancientry
They've played together as a duo for a decade now. But these former Kerfuffle members keep busy: Sam Sweeney is...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2012
Orchids and Violence
A talented young guitarist and immediately likeable singer, Michael Daves made one of the most enjoyable bluegrass albums of recent...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: May/2016
Midnight and Closedown
After a wait of nearly four years the British folk scene's bravest experimenters are back with their fifth studio album,...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2019
Love and Death
This is the first ever internationally released studio album from Ebo Taylor, now 74 and one of the legends of...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
