Reviews
The Rounder Records Story
The moral of the Rounder Records ‘story’ is that a record label devoted mostly to contemporary takes on traditional music...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2011
The Forest In Me
Hard-working Cretan-Australian duo Xylouris White continue to further their culty freeform lute-and-drums oeuvre with The Forest in Me, their fifth...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2023
Guantanamera: The Essential Album
‘Ten years without Compay Segundo,’ says the sticker on the album cover, which is a slightly odd marketing slogan for...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
The Space Between
Kicking off with a fiery, drum-pounding reel courtesy of Jerry Holland (‘Brenda Stubbert’s Reel’) and closing with the rather spooky...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2022
The Queen of Hearts
Offa Rex comprise English singer-songwriter Olivia Chaney and US indie rockers The Decemberists; Queen of Hearts is the result of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2017
Blow the Wind Southerly
The classically-trained UK-based singer, guitarist, composer and producer Esbe is nothing if not prolific – Blow the Wind Southerly is...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2023
Diamond in the Rough
Following 2017's The Things That Matter, 19th Street Band deliver Diamond in the Rough, a nine-track showcase for the core...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2021
Echoes of the South
The original five Blind Boys long ago went to meet their maker, which is unsurprising given that they first raised...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023
End of the Middle
Richard Dawson’s ability to squeeze complex multi-character storytelling into stripped-back folk songs has seen the Newcastle native earn the title...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: February/March/2025
Adventures in the Now
This is the fourth instalment of genre crossing ethno-jazz fusion from Finnish multi-instrumentalist Ilkka Arola and his band Sound Tagine....
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: June/2025
