Reviews
Foxglove & Fuschia
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh's first solo album in five years sees the former Danú frontwoman returning to her West Kerry roots...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2018
Al Andalus
This is a strange and frustrating disc. It’s a digital remastering of an analogue recording first issued more than 30...
Reviewed by Dennis Marks in issue: July/2010
Kasatchok Superstar
Cultured Viennese folk don’t much like playing catch-up to Berliners, and with Berlin producing so much good music these days...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Konono No 1 Meets Batida
It's 12 years now since Congotronics, the debut album of Konono No 1, but their manic roots energy continues to...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: May/2016
Yalla Yalla!
Rumba flamenco rhythms may be at the base of this endearing instru¬mental recording by Toronto-based Sultans of String, but you’ll...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Time is Now
Turkish ex-pat Necmi Calvi spent 20 years of his adult life in London; where – under the alias Oojami –...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Carousel
Hailing from Olympia, Washington, The Pine Hearts are a bluegrass trio with a penchant for expertly conjured, though largely conventional,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2018
Odyssee: A Journey Into the Light
Since their conception in 1996, this German outfit has toured the globe, released a raft of albums and scooped countless...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2022
