Reviews
OberTany
Zawierucha are a new Polish folk band whose name translates as ‘Turmoil/Storm’. With two violins, double bass and a drum...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Guitar Improvisations & Tashi Dorji
These two albums were originally issued solely on cassette by Headway Recordings, a now-defunct local label in Asheville, North Carolina,...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: March/2024
O Mistério
It hasn’t been easy since Teresa Salgueiro left Portugal’s Madredeus. While the band are still looking for a fitting substitute...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2012
An Introduction to Ewan MacColl
Ewan MacColl was hugely important in the folk revival of the mid-20th century. He worked first in radical theatre, acting...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2018
Borderlines & Bloodlines
One of the standout folk albums of 2023 in the UK, which almost flew under the radar, Birmingham-based Germa Adan’s...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: March/2024
Wondem
This new record from multi-instrumentalist Dexter Story is an endearing and enjoyable listen. Wondem (Brother) takes influences from the music...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Plaza Francia Orchestra
While they were, respectively, the keyboardist/programmer and guitarist of Gotan Project, Swiss-raised Christoph H Müller and Argentinian Eduardo Makaroff helped...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018
Shame
If Nashville singer and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Baiman's debut solo album were a time of day, it would be a warm...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2017
25th Anniversary Celebration
As someone unfortunately old enough to remember the worst extravagances of progressive rock and some appalling collaborations with the classical...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: Apr/May/2010
