Reviews
Apparitions
A significant change of tack from the Drystones' last album, Apparitions really showcases the multi-instrumental talents of this exciting young...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: June/2019
Tim O'Brien Band
Both traditionalists and progressively oriented bluegrass fans will cotton to Tim O'Brien's new album. Featuring a seasoned, stripped down, ready-to-kick-tail...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2019
Little Bird
More incisive, searing social and political commentary revealing how folk music can speak as much for our times as it...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2020
Vida
At 92, Portuondo is now older than Compay Segundo was when the original Buena Vista Social Club album was recorded...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2023
Beauties
Aselefech Ashine & Getenesh Kebret
The first full reissue since its initial release in 1976, Beauties features the two enigmatic female singers Aselefech Ashine and...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2023
Diré
This is the third album from a highly respected musician from Mali. His two earlier solo albums were produced by...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2023
Guajirando
Mito and Comadre (both noms de guerre: ‘myth’ and ‘midwife’) hail from Venezuela, but moved to Bogotá, Colombia in the...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: January/February/2024
Diamond Days
Diamond Days may be his first solo album in four years but Brooks Williams is no slouch. Since 2020’s Work...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2024
Sharing in the Spirit
With Sharing in the Spirit, singer-songwriter Ana Egge shares eight original songs plus covers of songs by Ted Hawkins and...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2024
