Reviews
Six Days in Down
Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O'Connor
Interviewing John McSherry earlier this year, the Belfast-born uilleann piper waxed both lyrically and enthusiastically about a recording session that...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Cool
For most artists, the obligatory Tin Pan Alley standards album usually coincides with their qualification for a free bus pass....
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Grace
The Soweto Gospel Choir has won Grammy awards for its last two albums, so you can’t blame them for tailoring...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2010
Whiskey Cambodia
For their third album, Cambodian Space Project have traversed the Pacific and landed in the Motor City, to team up...
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Bantu Spaceship
Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe has witnessed something of a musical freeing up since the death of the revolutionary turned tyrant in 2019....
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2023
Amplitude
Danças Ocultas & Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras
The concertina is as versatile as it is portable – hence its pivotal role in American, Argentinian and South African...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2017
Murder, and the Birds
David A Jaycock has previously collaborated with Marry Waterson and James Yorkston. This album is a dark, eccentric exploration of...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2020
Hidden Animals
Ben Krakauer has had an intriguing career. He's an impressive banjo player and composer, and an ethnomusicologist who has written...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023
