Reviews
Tree Dimensional Tunes
Former Finnish ballet dancer Maarika Autio went to West Africa to study kora and the diatonic balafon, which is rarely...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: October/2021
A Tribute to Lead Belly
The songs of Lead Belly were first popularised in Britain during the skiffle era of the mid-50s, when Lonnie Donegan...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2015
Long Time… Seldom Scene
After four decades, The Seldom Scene is a band showing no signs of wavering enthusiasm or wandering from their chosen...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Forecast
Anyone who likes hand-crafted folk music, dramatic pop songs and excellent musicianship is in for a special treat. The Old...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2010
Follow My Lead, Lead Me to Follow
The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
The history, folklore and present state of the natural world is the defining theme of this second full-length album from...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2013
Broadside Ballads Vol III
Canadian band The Deep Dark Woods have been around for years with their own rootsy indie folk, but a lot...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: August/2024
Rwanda Sings With Strings
On the surface, the fifth album by Rwandan duo The Good Ones is a departure from the usual modus operandi...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: September/2025
Tales from the Weeping Willow: Songs of Murder, Death and Sorrow
Traditional folk songs – they’ve got a body count to put gangsta rap to shame. Naomi Bedford has had a...
Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
World Spirituality Classics, Vol 3: The Muslim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah
When Alhaji Waziri Oshomah started his band in Afenmailand in southern Nigeria’s Edo state they would walk miles to gigs...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2022
Music of Central Asia Vol Nine: In the Footsteps of Babur
This ninth CD in the impressive Aga Khan Trust for Culture series of music from Central Asia takes Babur, the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2010
