Reviews
Sketches
Natalie MacMaster is Canadian fiddle royalty, with a bulging cabinet of awards and an address book of artists (from Béla...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Fiddler's Dream
It's not hard to see why so many are in awe of blind bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland. One listen to...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: March/2017
An Introduction to Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson has curated his own Introduction To set for the Topic label, and has even gone to the trouble...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2018
Issiktane
Sidi Abdallah’s name may be new but devotees of Touareg guitar music will be more than familiar with his father,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2022
Himlen Har Sove Bort Mørkret
Sigrid Moldestad is highly respected for her fiddle and Hardanger playing, not to mention her singing. For years she’s been...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2013
Gypsy Unity
Angelo Debarre & Marius Apostol
Born to a caravan-dwelling, Romani Manouche family, Angelo Debarre grew up with the music of Django Reinhardt. He began learning...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Apr/May/2014
Mapendo
50 years ago, the Starlight Club in Nairobi was one of the hottest nightspots in East Africa, a venue that...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2023
songdreaming
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In the face of technological advance, we have seen an...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2024
