Reviews
Last of the Outlaws
Railroad Earth balance a studious approach to Americana, which generates tuneful passages and thoughtful songs, with a “Worry? What, us?”...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Songs from the Seasons
York-based Burnell has spent a year or so collecting and rearranging traditional tunes, releasing a song a week with the...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: June/2018
The Devil Makes Three
Twelfth Day, comprising Catriona Price on fiddle and vocals and Esther Swift on pedal harp, clarsach harp and vocals, have...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2014
Rustin’ in the Rain
Tyler Childers’ sixth studio album, Rustin’ in the Rain,’ is one of the best and brightest indie-country releases in recent...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2023
Dreamers in the Field
Huun-Huur-Tu, Carmen Rizzo & Dhani Harrison
Tuvan khöömei/throat-singing elder statesmen Huun-Huur-Tu have made many collaborations over the years. Acclaimed producer Carmen Rizzo has worked with them...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: August/2024
Cold Blows the Wind
The assured trio of Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne on melodeon, concertina and vocals, singer and guitarist George Sansome and violinist Lewis Wood...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2025
Songs from the Temple
Singer and dance artist Bageshree Vaze’s eclectic new release is a mixed affair, though fans of Hindustani music will find...
Reviewed by James Rorison in issue: February/March/2026
KALAK
Sarathy Korwar is doing for contemporary British-Asian music what Talvin Singh achieved almost 30 years ago – taking Indian rhythms,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2022
Royal Fado
You’ve got to hand it to Yolanda Soares for her keenness in taking fado into a new direction. She began...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2017
Music in the Realm of Fireflies: Improvisations for Peace and Healing
This is meditative music, created by a group of Japanese and Japan-based musicians playing Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Mongolian...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue:
