Reviews
Mozart of the Banjo: The Joe Morley Project
Aaron Jonah Lewis' 24-song tribute to the legendary British banjo player and composer Joe Morley (1867-1937) is a fascinating dive...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2020
Farewell, Alligator Man: A Tribute to the Music of Jimmy C Newman
Jimmy C Newman died aged 84 in 2014 having, across his long life, helped popularise Cajun music with country music...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2018
Royal Traveller
Primarily known as a multiple award-winning bluegrass bassist, Missy Raines' penchant for pushing musical boundaries has also found her experimenting...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2019
Silsila – Oud Duets
Back in the 1960s, arguments raged as to whether a white man could really sing the blues, and the same...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2010
Oh, What A WorldFolk Europa FECD 030
What if Jimi Hendrix had heard the playing of a Transylvanian village primás? What if Béla Bartók were to have...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
Mazal
Aziz Sahmaoui & The University of Gnawa
The first University of Gnawa release came in 2011, when Sahmaoui, a founder of Orchestre National de Barbès, brought together...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Waves of Joy: Bauls from Bengal
Born in Bengal in 1921, Bhattacharya came to the UK after World War II, worked for the Post Office and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2019
UNIKO
Kronos Quartet with Kimmo Pohjonen & Samuli Kosminen
Kimmo Pohjonen is not just one of the world's finest accordion players, he's a composer of panoramic vision, a consummate...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2011
Flamenco: Pasado y Presente
The songs on Argentinian producer and guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde’s new album are mostly originals, but much emphasis is made...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: August/September/2022
