Reviews
Beyond the Borders
Maria Farantouri & Cihan Türkoglu
This project brings together the Greek singer Maria Farantouri and Anatolian saz player and composer Cihan Türkoğlu, who arranged all...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
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
Universal Favorite
On hearing this album's lyrical opener ‘Waveland’, which consists of a dainty series of arpeggiated banjo ripples, you could be...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2017
Reve de Sang
Wang Li grew up in Shandong, China, but went to Paris to find himself, and this disc shows what he...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: Apr/May/2011
Vocês Querem Mate?
Vocês Querem Mate? is the latest instalment in Far Out's ongoing resurrection of the catalogue on Roberto Quartin's long-buried record...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: June/2017
Kijombo
One might start by pointing out that the musicianship on this recording, the second from this joint Dominican and New...
Reviewed by Michael Galea in issue: April/2020
Milestone
Perhaps better known as bassist with Kate Rusby and Treacherous Orchestra, the impressive Milestone marks Lyall’s second release as a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Glendrian
Composer and multi-instrumentalist MacKenzie’s new release, Glendrian, is a fetching tribute to an area of north-west Scotland which has strong...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2022
Autumn's Hymn
Son of John is 24-year-old Jacob Johnson, a fingerstyle guitar player in the mould of Nic Jones or Martin Simpson,...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
