Reviews
The Sky is Cloudy
The group's name doesn't give much away, but the plaintive melody on the duduk that opens this album makes its...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2019
Dobrila & Dorian Duo Two
Dobrila Grašeska sings traditional Macedonian songs and Dorian Jovanović provides accompaniments on oud, looping and electronics. It's a pleasant, though...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2023
Sound the People
Brooklyn-based Red Baraat are an international, bhangra-infused version of the brass bands that accompany Indian weddings and festivals. Their latest...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2018
Return to Kielderside
When she was 16 Kathryn Tickell borrowed a tape recorder and spent a weekend in her parents’ kitchen with friends...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: February/March/2025
8 Miles from Rusk
Jason Dea West & The Siskiyou Crest
Boasting a backstory that includes younger days as a busker and freight train hopper, as well as working the circus...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: August/2025
When I Am A Fossil
If there were prizes for song titles, Benny Bleu would be a Grammy winner. Reflecting his day job as a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2026
Live in Aspen
The Aspen Music Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary this year with the release of this live recording from 2022. Sharon...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: September/2024
Musical Anthology of the Aka Pygmies
In #114 we reviewed an Ocora CD of Aka Pygmy music that focused on their instrumental accompaniment. This latest album...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
The Rough Guide To Music Without Frontiers
The compilation market is over-crowded; genuinely valid albums offering anything new are so rare that it is hard to suppress...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
An Evening With
To celebrate more than 20 years as a duo, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan opted not for some studio compilation...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
