Reviews
Frenzy of the Meeting
The sixth album from popular Scottish quintet Breabach follows two years of international touring during which they won Best Folk...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Baluchistan: The Instrumental Tradition
Ocora has released many fine recordings of lesser-known musical traditions and this album, featuring the instrumental tradition of Balochistan, is...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Singing the Mohini Attam
The Indian dancer Brigitte Chataignier has tastefully recorded and compiled an album highlighting the music of the dance Mohini Attam...
Reviewed by Rolf Killius in issue: March/2013
Out of the Desert
The inherently transcendental sound of virtuoso Tasha Smith Godinez’s harp fits her stated purpose in this recording of celebrating her...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: October/2022
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
