Reviews
The Joy of Living
Ewan MacColl wrote the song Jackie Oates has chosen as the title-track of her seventh album when he realised his...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: November/2018
Between the Earth and the Sky
Words like ‘maverick’ and ‘beatnik’ have been liberally seasoning the many reviews of the music of Lankum – formerly known...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: December/2017
The Land We Hold Dear
The Land We Hold Dear is the first release by The Barker Band since the passing in April 2012 of...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2015
The Genesis Project
East Journey featuring Yothu Yindi
The link between young Arnhem Land outfit East Journey and veteran Aboriginal band Yothu Yindi is a family one. East...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2015
The Fluid Piano
It certainly sounds like a piano. But not as you know it. Against a drone of tambura, pianist Utsav Lal...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2016
The Wolf and the Lamb: Live at the Shakh
Recorded live in the Shakh Synagogue in Holešov, Czech Republic, The Wolf and the Lamb is a klezmer album that...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: August/September/2023
The Sea
Martha Tilston's previous albums mixed lyricism and a clear, ringing voice with social-political themes, but The Sea is her first...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
The Sound of the Soul
Rarely do traditional Chinese instrumental recordings come in handsome packaging, with English and Chinese texts so well laid out. Rarely...
Reviewed by Joanna Lee in issue: March/2011
The Bone Orchard
Gavin Davenport is a folk singer gifted with a fine voice warmed by the northern vowels of Yorkshire, and the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2013
Beyond Karma
While in Tibet I once met a young man with a motorbike; he was wearing a leather jacket and had...
Reviewed by Thomas Williams in issue: November/2016
