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Review of Poems from Szék

Poems from Szék

Anna Sőregi

Fonó

Rating: ★★★

The Transylvanian village of Szék occupies an important place in the Hungarian folk tradition. It’s situated in Romania, but the...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Northern Flyway

Northern Flyway

Northern Flyway

Hudson Records

Rating: ★★★★

Birds have been companions, harbingers, auguries and symbols for humanity for millennia. We follow their song, their migrations, their flyways,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2018

Review of Corazón de Piel Afuera

Corazón de Piel Afuera

Cuarteto Cedrón

Le Chant du Monde

Rating: ★★★★

Since 1964's Madrugada, Juan ‘Tata’ Cedrón, at the head of assorted line-ups, has been performing a kind of free-form River...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2012

Review of The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records (1917-1927) Volume One

The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records (1917-1927) Volume One

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Revenant Records/Third Man

Rating: ★★★★★

Think of this as a time capsule. But not just any time capsule. This is more like a 10kg, bunker-busting...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Incendo

Incendo

Blazin’ Fiddles

Blazin’ Records

Rating: ★★★★

Feisty fiddles and thrilling tunes have long been at the heart of Scotland’s mighty Blazin’ Fiddles – and their new...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2026

Review of The Days That Shaped Me

The Days That Shaped Me

Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight

One Little Indian Records

Rating: ★★★★

Marry Waterson and Oliver Knight are the children of Lal Waterson, so grew up in that great singing family that...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of Maslak Halay1

Maslak Halay1

Ayyuka

Tantana Records

Rating: ★★★★

The whole sound of Ayyuka is summed up in the title of their fifth album; halay, aficionados of Turkish and...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of Child of Independence

Child of Independence

Thabani Nyoni

Ndebele Music

Rating: ★★★

Opening track ‘Yebo’ sets the pace: bursting with warmth, vibrant and upbeat, it proves Thab ani N yo ni is...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2011

Review of Tu Comu Stai?

Tu Comu Stai?

Folkabola | Trinacria

Felmay

Rating: ★★★

These two albums feature different perspectives on Sicilian musical traditions. Trinacria, taking its name from the old Greek name of...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Jan/Feb/2014

Review of Up the Hill and Through the Fog

Up the Hill and Through the Fog

The Slocan Ramblers

The Slocan Ramblers

Rating: ★★★

The COVID-19 pandemic exacted a particularly tough toll on The Slocan Ramblers. Bandmates Adrian Gross (mandolin) and Darryl Poulsen (guitar,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2022

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