Reviews
The Ultimate Guide to Spanish Folk
A useful corrective to anyone who associates Spain only with flamenco, this CD covers folk music from almost all of...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: October/2013
The Rough Guide to Arabic Café
What exactly does Arabic Café mean? The liner notes to this CD explain that, in contrast to the clinical coffeehouse...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2014
Eusebio
Two years ago the Italian singer Giulia Tellarini and her chums were among the multi-national swarms of tourists strumming guitars...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2010
Ascending
Stevens & Pound with Robert Macfarlane
Good luck pigeonholing this debut from classically trained percussionist Delia Stevens and harmonica and melodeon player Will Pound. It draws...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2026
Fado
It's been a while since Jorge Fernando has been in the public eye. Having scored a couple of pop hits...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2010
Il Mito
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
Celebrating their 50th anniversary as one of the most influential folk ensembles in Southern Italy, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino have selected...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: May/2026
Glorious Mahalia
The latest album from the legendary string quartet pays tribute to the great gospel singer and civil rights figure Mahalia...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: May/2026
Hunter's Moon
Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault
Calum Stewart and Heikki Bourgault's own website refers to this excellent effort as if it's the pair's second collaborative album,...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Apr/May/2014
Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard
Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis & William Lee Ellis
More than three decades after their last album as a trio, Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis have...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2026
