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Review of Field and Dyke

Field and Dyke

Danny Pedler & Greg Russell

Danny Pedler & Greg Russell

Rating: ★★★★

I grew up in Herefordshire, a place that, like South Holland in Lincolnshire, missed the post-war migrants who came to...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2019

Review of Bellows and Pipes

Bellows and Pipes

Markku Lepistö & Mikko Helenius

Rapusaari Records

Rating: ★★★★

The sound and grandeur of a vast cathedral, and the intimacy of chamber music: the combination of church organ and...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2019

Review of Corazones and Canciones

Corazones and Canciones

La Marisoul & Los Texmaniacs

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Confidently stating Mexican-American music's place within the American Roots tradition, singer La Marisoul has joined with Tejano conjunto Los Texmaniacs...

Reviewed by Patrick Mcmahon in issue: July/2023

Review of Wild and Free

Wild and Free

Ziggy Marley

VP Records

Rating: ★★

Despite the passing of reggae legend Bob Marley over two decades ago, his family legacy lives on. On top of...

Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Nov/Dec/2011

Review of Blight and Blossom

Blight and Blossom

Blair Dunlop

Rooksmere Records

Rating: ★★★★

Leader of the new-generation Albion Band, son of folk¬rock guv’nor Ashley Hutchings and the child actor who played the young...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2013

Review of Rakes and Misfits

Rakes and Misfits

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne

Grimdon Records

Rating: ★★★★

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne plays melodeons and concertinas, including a rare Lachenal 30-key bass Anglo concertina on which he performs ‘parping accompaniment...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2021

Review of Ups and Downs

Ups and Downs

Zoox

Zoox Records

Rating: ★★★

Zoox are Linda Game, Jo May and Becky Menday, who play a range of esoteric instruments including djembé, congas, balafon,...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Nov/Dec/2011

Review of Airs and Graces

Airs and Graces

June Tabor

Topic Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Continuing the Topic Treasures series of reissues to celebrate the label's 80th birthday, June Tabor's 1976 solo debut comes with...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2019

Review of twelvemonth and a day

twelvemonth and a day

Wolf & Clover

Wolf & Clover

Rating: ★★★

Based in Columbus, Georgia, this sextet boasts three professors, a music academy director, doctoral candidate and orchestra executive in its...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2022

Review of The Voices and Bridges

The Voices and Bridges

Ehsan Matoori

Bright Shiny Things

Rating: ★★★★

The number of recording locations worldwide for this album is extraordinary, but perhaps that was the only way to create...

Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Aug/Sep/2021

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