Reviews
Tales from the Weeping Willow: Songs of Murder, Death and Sorrow
Traditional folk songs – they’ve got a body count to put gangsta rap to shame. Naomi Bedford has had a...
Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
The Glamoury
A powerful contemporary approach to the traditional ballad, from which she fashions a vivid and poetic set of original songs,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2010
Antifogmatic
Pleasant as it is to hear banjos and mandolins on prime-time national radio, it’s a shame that they will invariably...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Finding Anyplace
There are quite a few groups currently out there whose music has one foot in the chamber ensemble and one...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Celebration
Like many of their Oceanic compatriots, ever since their 2013 debut California-based quartet Common Kings have managed to craft a...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2024
Un Éloge d’Oblique: Confluence #1.2.3
Constantly exploring and expanding the boundaries of her instrument, French kaval player Isabelle Courroy presents here a three-part album (which...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: February/March/2025
True Born Irishman
On the strength of this thrillingly resonant collection from the Dublin-based singer and bouzouki player, it's not too hard to...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Turmio
This is one of the most exciting bands to come out of Finland in recent times. The members of Okra...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2016
Voun
Zanmari Baré is an exceptionally talented musician. He sings in Creole, with a high, yearning voice that is a little...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2018
Langt, Langt Vekk
Ævestaden are known for their delicate, hypnotic folktronica. Fellow Norwegians Kanaan are a psychedelic rock trio. That the two bands...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2024
