Reviews
Where the Galleon Sank
Canadian calypso singer Drew Gonsalves’ latest Kobo Town album reflects a deepening love of Trinidad and Tobago's music and culture....
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: June/2018
Dot the Dragon's Eyes
The surest vindication of the praise bestowed on Cassel by the Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser is the final track of...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
The Best of Quantic
Quantic has taken the world music, clubbing and Latin scenes by stealth. A musician, DJ and record producer based in...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2011
The Half-Finished Heaven
Sinikka Langeland has a unique musical voice, whether she's playing her 39-string concert kantele, her smaller folk kantele, or simply...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2015
Steer by the Stars
As one of the strongest live acts on the trad scene for the last couple of decades, and following the...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Neath the Gloaming Star
West Lothian singer Hannah Rarity had already toured with Irish-American band Cherish the Ladies when she won the BBC Radio...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: December/2018
At the Wrong Gig
Every so often, a radio station will produce a playlist of the best songs for driving. The likes of Bruce...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Daughter of the Spring
Reviewing Mor Karbasi's debut CD, it was tempting to compare her with Yasmin Levy, a fellow Jerusalemborn Sephardic singer. It...
Reviewed by Dennis Marks in issue: June/2011
Tunes from the Backyard
Eva Deivert, from Värmland in Sweden, is a long-standing and highly respected fiddle player in Sweden's folk scene. Her passion...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2016
Under the Rose Tree
Derya Türkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos
As a disciple of Ross Daly and a player of the lyra (bowed lute) Sokratis Sinopoulos was always going to...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2018
