Reviews
Folk for Little Folk Vol 1
Although listed as ‘for little folk,’ Canadian fiddler Gordie ‘Crazylegs’ MacKeeman's new album has plenty to offer adults who appreciate...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2021
1990
The village of Szászcsávás in Romania only has 1,000 inhabitants, but its fame far outweighs its size thanks to its...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2019
Modern Old-Time Sounds for the Bluegrass and Folksong Jamboree
Jamboree is a wonderful, whimsical American word, which generally refers to a lavish, rambunctious celebration or part invariably involving music,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2020
The Ballads of Child Migration: Songs for Britain's Child Migrants
There's an impressive list of musicians here; the songwriters include Jez Lowe, Julie Matthews & Chris While, Boo Hewerdine, John...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Sounds and Silence: Music for the Film
Divorced from the documentary that it soundtracks [reviewed on p103], Sounds And Silence effectively becomes a plain and simple ECM...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Ether
Anupama Bhagwat belongs to a band of female classical instrumentalists in Hindustani music that is rapidly shrinking in number. Still...
Reviewed by Veejay Sai in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
It is Time for You to Return
Jozef van Wissem is a baroque lute player and self-styled avant-garde composer who recently came to prominence for his soundtrack...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2015
The Whole Affair – The Very Best of Mary Coughlan
Four years since her last release, the finest jazz and blues singer Ireland has produced since the late Ottilie Patterson...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Mania Regressia
You can only get away with a name like this if you are Jewish, of course, and Jewish Monkeys consists...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
The Playback Queen: the Very Best of Asha Bhosle
Aptly titled The Playback Queen, this compilation captures four decades of Asha Bhosle's extensive repertoire – up to the 1990s...
Reviewed by Kulbir Natt in issue: Apr/May/2010
