Reviews
Shadows on the Moon
O sister, where art thou? Not necessarily anywhere near the Appalachians, it seems. Midnight Skyracer's 2018 debut Fire proved that...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
Every Little Spirit
Another reviewer has written that this disc is ‘perfect Sunday morning music’: this is a very astute observation, but the...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2016
Young Night Thought
Kirsty Law is a singer-songwriter from the Scottish Borders who has a Folk and Traditional Music degree from Newcastle University....
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: April/2018
Odyssey
Fourth Moon was formed out of a session at Ireland’s Willie Clancy Festival in 2014 by four musicians from right...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2022
Vivencias en Clave Cubana
Kiki Valera is a fantastic cuatro (double-coursed, steel-strung guitar, much like a tres but with one extra string) player. Valera,...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: March/2020
Legend of Funaná
Due to its rural origin, funaná was forbidden for years in Cape Verde – most notably in Santiago, where it...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2016
The Essential AR Rahman
If the bansuri (flute) is his magic wand then the symphonic orchestra is his playground. The seamlessness with which AR...
Reviewed by Rafay Mahmood in issue: June/2018
Georgia: Sacred & Secular Vocal Polyphony
Georgian polyphony is one of the most glorious sounds in the world – a dozen or so singers (usually male)...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2012
Untold Things
Jocelyn Pook’s glittering musical career has won her praise and awards in the pop and classical worlds; she has film...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Tall Ships and Tavern Tales
This double album of songs from their two-part stage show of the same name is described by Devon’s self-styled ‘original...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2022
