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Review of The Long March

The Long March

Le Trio Joubran

Cooking Vinyl

Rating: ★★★

Le Trio Joubran have been musical flag-bearers for the Palestinian people for more than a decade. For The Long March,...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2018

Review of The Good Noise

The Good Noise

Me Lost Me

Tallbird Records

Rating: ★★★

The latest release from Me Lost Me, the musical project of British artist Jayne Dent, is an extraordinarymélange of field...

Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: January/2021

Review of The Deepest Breath

The Deepest Breath

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin

Rating: ★★★★

2020’s Solas an Lae saw Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin striking away from his Skipper’s Alley roots in the company of Ultan...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: January/February/2023

Review of You’re the One

You’re the One

Rhiannon Giddens

Top of the World

Nonesuch

Rating: ★★★★★

With You’re the One, Giddens is clearly hoping to broaden her appeal beyond the folk/roots/Americana stockade and her fan club...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023

Review of From the Ground

From the Ground

Laura-Beth Salter & Ali Hutton

FTG Records

Rating: ★★★★

Nature now can be attributed as a band member on albums and songs, and it should see royalties pour down...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2024

Review of The Endless Dance

The Endless Dance

Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★★★★

A Northern Irish composer and a Chinese percussionist have developed their musical acquaintance into a propulsive, electro-percussive suite of experiments....

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2026

Review of Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

Ganda Boys

Big World Records

Rating: ★

Ganda Boys are two Ugandans and an American based in the UK. This is the group's third album and –...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2015

Review of The Life of Birds

The Life of Birds

David Rotheray

Proper Records

Rating: ★★★

The guitarist of the Beautiful South has gathered together a formidable flock of folk talent for his debut solo album,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of The Seas Between Us

The Seas Between Us

Sophie Ramsay

Sophie Ramsay

Rating: ★★★

Growing up in Perthshire, Sophie Ramsay was immersed in the traditional songs and music of Scotland. Her latest album, consisting...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of When the Time Comes

When the Time Comes

Barika

Barika

Rating: ★★★

Kamalengoni player Craig Myers is a busy musician. He currently performs with Mike Gordon (of Phish fame) and was a...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: October/2017

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