Reviews
Middle Eastern
Time and time again we are reminded of music's ability to bridge divides, expose injustices and to give hope to...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Off the Floor
Welcome to the legendary dance halls of Canada's Cape Breton where, once a favoured fiddler like Wendy MacIsaac starts a...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2015
Imaginary Archives Vol 1: Ritual Music from Nameless Civilisations
Swedish innovator Juhani Silvola is set to release another three albums on his Eighth Nerve label after this – one...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2017
Adouna
Releasing two different albums simultaneously is a bold move and you probably need to have a captive audience to get...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Wolves a’ Howlin’
Kieran Towers & Charlotte Carrivick
This pair of talented instrumentalists don’t look old enough to be playing music this long in the tooth. Fiddler Kieran...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2016
60 Horses in My Herd
This (vinyl only) re-release of the first album by Tuva's premier throat singing group is a welcome reminder of Kaigal-ool...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: March/2018
This Old House
Bran Sanders hails from Shallow Lake in rural Ontario, though he's since lived a semi-nomadic, busking way through life on...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2021
Kertünk Alatt
Hungarian band Besh o Drom have been together now in one form or another for over a decade, and in...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
