Reviews
The Age of Aquarius
There have been a lot of releases in recent years by European acts incorporating Asian pop and even traditional instrumentation...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: May/2022
The Long Way Home
Since joining forces more than two decades ago, Devon duo Steve Knightley and Phil Beer have become not only a...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2016
Lights in the Harbor
Originally a side project for accordionist Drew Simon, letting him play more accordion than he could in his ‘other’ band,...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2020
The Soul of Bollywood
Botown should be commended for endeavouring to avoid the mush of a vague world beats formula and instead focusing decisively...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
Speak of the Devil
Dallahan aficionados will want to know that the Edinburgh-based quartet's fourth studio album suggests something of a new beginning as...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2023
The Art of Sankyoku
Ensemble Hougaku Shijyuusoudan
Japanese musicians have few competitors when it comes to sustaining traditions while subtly updating them for today. Traditions are rarely...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: June/2024
Sean Khan Presents…The Modern Jazz and Folk Ensemble
The Modern Jazz and Folk Ensemble
This is an intriguing set in which classic songs from the folk-rock era of the late 60s and early 70s...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/2024
Music of the Santal Tribe: Field Recordings by Deben Bhattacharya
This album not only has some wonderful music but is also a valuable ethnographic and historical record of the culture...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2014
The First Snow
Ronan le Bars plays the cornemuse Irlandaise – better known as uilleann pipes – and he's brought their distinctive timbre...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: December/2016
The Speech Project
That a mundane bit of tidying up can inspire a work of the origin¬ality and quality of The Speech Project...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2012
