Reviews
Orkney Monster
Well, here is a bit of fun. Orkney-based big band The Chair are a formidable and electrifying presence. With a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2021
Drawn from Deep Water
First formed as a duo in 2015, Gnoss (now a quartet) have been steadily making a name for themselves on...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2019
Traivellers Joy
The young Scottish singer Emily Smith has garnered some high praise over her last few albums, and with this set...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2011
Le Soleil est Levé
Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole's recent tour of the UK found him wowing audiences and, hopefully, represents the start of...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Apr/May/2013
Here & Gone Again
The twanging lap steel of The Honeycutters’ Matt Smith sets a countrified tone for ‘Make Us Stay’, the opening track...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2016
In the Shadow of the Song
The soft, mellow but plangent tone of the duduk is instantly recognisable and tugs at the heart strings. It has...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2012
Corriente Vital: 10 Años
The last ten years seem to have passed as quickly as the pulsing beats in ‘Corre Lola Corre’ for Ojos...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2011
Mexico: Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan
If you have ever happened to find yourself in a South American village when a fiesta is taking place, you’ll...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: March/2010
Canzuni
Canzuni is a fine assortment of southern Italian folk songs. Calabria-born but a long-time resident of Naples, Ferrante is a...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: June/2022
Musical Explorers: Krishna in Spring
This two-disc set features a compilation from the archive of music explorer Deben Bhattacharya (1921-2001), who travelled and made field...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: November/2017
