Reviews
The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco
The vintage Bollywood soundtrack era is more often presented in the context of funk than disco, but there's no argument...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: March/2015
The Ultimate Guide to English Folk
We’re not short of compilations of British folk music, but this comes with a difference. Its compiler is Jon Boden,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
The Pearl Album (Live in Celebration)
Alternating songs with jigs, reels, slides, marches, hornpipes and airs, The Pearl Album celebrates 30 years of music making by...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2025
Reve de Sang
Wang Li grew up in Shandong, China, but went to Paris to find himself, and this disc shows what he...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: Apr/May/2011
Vinyl Box Set #4
While I wish I was reporting to you on the quality packaging and superb sound this vinyl box-set contains, being...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2018
Laughter Out of Tears
Moira Smiley has cemented her status as a musical polyglot with her latest release alongside her female choir Voco. Not...
Reviewed by Mike Fleck in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Arañando el Alma
Here is an international and intergenerational demonstration of the living art of flamenco, pairing mature intensity with youthful enthusiasm. A...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2018
Maghera Pony
This disc is a bit of an oddity, but is none the worse for it. Matthew Noone is an Australian-born...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Images on Guitar
The late Brazilian acoustic guitarist Baden Powell – yes, his father named him after the founder of the scouting movement...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2022
Live at Cooper Hall
The Derry singer is a reliably captivating live draw considering that voice, those songs, the subtle acoustic accompaniment of husband...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2021
