Reviews
Aurora
One of today's most universally admired folk instrumentalists, the Irish-Mancunian flute, whistle and uilleann pipes maestro Michael McGoldrick has never...
Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: Apr/May/2010
The Art of Sankyoku
Ensemble Hougaku Shijyuusoudan
Japanese musicians have few competitors when it comes to sustaining traditions while subtly updating them for today. Traditions are rarely...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: June/2024
A Loaf of Wax (Live from MOTH Club)
‘Willie’s Lady’ tells the story of a new wife who has more than the usual difficulties with her mother-in-law, who...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: February/March/2026
L’immortel – The 60's Rumba Revolution in Congo
Despite being one of the most instrumental musicians in the rumba revolution that took place across the two Congos during...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2023
A Tribute to the King of Zydeco
This autumn, Smithsonian Folkways will release a 4-CD box set, Clifton Chenier: King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco. Comprising 67...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: September/2025
Maqam Pilgrims
Egyptian-born oud player and composer Mustafa Said is one of the most illustrious names in Arabic music today. Born blind,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/2026
Rumba Argelina
When Rumba Argelina blasted the late Benjamín Escoriza and his Moorish sidemen to the fore of Spanish flamenco fusion in...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Natural Angle
Nearing the end of their first decade together, Gráda have returned to the recording studio for the first time since...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2010
Live in Concert
Chris Stout's Brazilian Theory
Fiddler Chris Stout comes from Fair Isle, which lies between Orkney and Shetland, north-east of the Scottish mainland, famous for...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
The Rough Guide to the Music of Hungary
There has been renewed activity and invention on the Hungarian folk scene in recent years, as a new generation has...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
