Reviews
The Rough Guide to Irish Music
Recession and emigration has taken its toll in recent years on Ireland’s traditional music scene, with pub closures, rising alcohol...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2013
Magic Nights
Fifty years after his debut LP, Christ Moore's latest solo offering sees the Irish icon trawling though his live back...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2020
Buenos Hermanos
There was the Buena Vista Social Club, of course. And then there was Ibrahim Ferrer, its unofficial frontman. Born at...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2020
Where You Wish You Were
Bill Laurance & Michael League
Michael League and Bill Laurance are leading figures of the massively popular collective Snarky Puppy, who snag everything from jazz,...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: April/2023
Ghana Fenou
Offspring of ultra-famous artists tread a difficult path forging their own musical style: witness sundry mini Marleys and Kutis. This...
Reviewed by Phil Sweeney in issue: June/2011
…And Take the Black Worm with Me
A founding member of Irish experimental folk outfit Lankum, as well as lecturer and researcher on the history of Irish...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: January/February/2023
Sufiyan
This is quite an extraordinary project for fans of the Turkish ney – the reed flute that is at the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2012
Vadhya Sunadha Pravaham
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, Mala Chandrashekar & Jaishree Jaira
It used to be unusual to come across new releases of Karnatic (South Indian) music because North Indian, or Hindustani...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Reclaim Australia
While it is frequently powerful, contemporary Australian Aboriginal music is usually non-confrontational – a traditional-meets-modern combination full of heartfelt lyrics...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2017
Vieilles Caniques et Nouvelles Caniques
Stanley Brinks & the Old-Time Kaniks
Indie-folk is often terrible: a ham-fisted, middle-of-the-road mush of xylophones and ukuleles that is unashamedly twee and contrivedly cute. Thankfully,...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2017
