Reviews
Notre Album Solo
Le Vent du Nord & De Temps Antan
The supergroup of Le Vent du Nord and De Temps Antan came together a few years ago to tour, but...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: June/2019
Live in Calstock
Could it be that such a thing as a Devonshire sound is appearing in English folk music? This first live...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
This House Will Stand
For this Best Of set, Oysterband have compiled a disc of choice cuts from across their late-90s and post-2000s career,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2016
Wasalala
Translating as ‘She Glows’, the title-track of Madalitso Band's second album recounts the hardships of an orphaned girl who grows...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Children of the Otter
The leading Tuvan throat singing group Huun Huur Tu have made many notable collaborations over the past 25 years. However,...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: March/2019
Homage to Wayan Lotring
This double CD features the only surviving clear recordings of one of the most important Balinese musicians of modern times,...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: May/2020
Rakshasa
Guitarist Simon Thacker has assembled a team of first-rate musicians including the brilliant classical violinist Jacqueline Shave from the Britten...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: October/2013
Mezo: Field
Serbian Hungarian Félix Lajkô is one of Europe’s most remarkable violin players – a true virtuoso, but a quixotic and...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2014
New Road
It's been 11 years since Barry released his first solo album and in that time the north Kerry piper has...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Love in Africa
Kodjovi Kush & Afrospot All Stars
Inspired by his jazz musician father, Kodjovi Kush started his first band aged just 15 and has since played with...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2018
