Reviews
Traditional Songs from Rottingdean
‘Month of May’, ‘Birds in the Spring’, ‘Lark in the Morning’, ‘Hard Times of Old England’, ‘Spencer the Rover’ and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2015
Lips of Clay
Nick Janaway and Sarah Owen bring home-built computer tech to the world of I traditional folk. The results are fascinating,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2013
Maqaam d’Amour
Aïcha Redouane, originally of Moroccan descent, has become a house¬hold name in the performance of music from the eastern part...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Ruins/Adfeilion
This is very highbrow folk. Gareth Bonello – aka The Gentle Good – is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and general thinker....
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: December/2016
Mentro
The title of this album is taken from a traditional tune, ‘Mentra, Gwen’ (Venture, Gwen). How could Gwen Màiri resist...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2020
Opa Hey!
On first glance, young producer Kottarashky could be seen as some slow-off-the-mark Johnny-come-lately. The Balkans are, after all, a territory...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: March/2010
So Familiar
So Familiar is the follow-up to Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's 2013 debut duo album, Love has Come for You....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2015
Oulad Lghaba
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou
Much fuss is being made over the young Gnawi maalma (female maalem) Asmâa Hamzaoui, who, still in her early 20s,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
