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Review of Meridian Brothers & Grupo Renacimiento

Meridian Brothers & Grupo Renacimiento

Meridian Brothers

Ansonia Records

Rating: ★★★

It’s hard to think of too many bands that can be as divisive as Meridian Brothers. They share the same...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: August/September/2022

Review of Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton

Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton

Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

This wonderful recording of Doc Watson and Gaither Carlton performing in New York in 1962 begins with a short, sweet...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2020

Review of TÌR: Highland Life & Lore

TÌR: Highland Life & Lore

Brian Ó hEadhra & Fiona Mackenzie

Anam Communications

Rating: ★★★★

TÌR: Highland Life & Lore is the debut album from the mighty singer-songwriter duo of Brian Ó hEadhra and Fiona...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin

Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin

Les Mamans du Congo & RRobin

Top of the World

Jarring Effects

Rating: ★★★★★

Blending any sort of traditional music with electronic effects is always a risk. Meanings may be lost, or rhythms diluted....

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2021

Review of Gold of Scar & Shale

Gold of Scar & Shale

Jack Rutter

Jack Rutter Music

Rating: ★★★★

For his second solo album, the highly regarded West Yorkshire singer and multi-instrumentalist Jack Rutter recorded the whole set live...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2019

Review of Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola

Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola

Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola

Top of the World

Dell Daisy Records

Rating: ★★★★★

This is a contender for one of the most magical CD releases of late. Sarah-Jane Summers is an esteemed student...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Tuning Pegs & Fishing Line

Tuning Pegs & Fishing Line

Music Cycles

Music Cycles

Rating: ★★★★

Albums marketed as collaborations between world music artists and musicians from the developed world are often subject to the dreaded...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Nov/Dec/2014

Review of Lost Maps & Long Barrows

Lost Maps & Long Barrows

Shipwreck Orchestra

Shipwreck Orchestra

Rating: ★★★

Shipwreck Orchestra is the recording project of composer and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Miller, who not only wrote and arranged all the...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: January/2026

Review of Family Atlantica

Family Atlantica

Family Atlantica

Top of the World

Soundway Records

Rating: ★★★★★

The complexity, depth and sheer scope of Family Atlantica's debut release means that after a dozen listens you've still only...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013

Review of Super Nova Samba Funk

Super Nova Samba Funk

Banda Black Rio

Far Out

Rating: ★★★

Over a decade that’s seen all kinds of obscure and often fantastic Brazilian funk prised from the archives, the band...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: Aug/Sep/2011

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