Reviews
Waltz for Better Times
Over the past two decades Matti Kallio has worked on more than 100 records, whether performing, producing or composing. He...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2018
Dúchas
Button accordionist O'Reilly stays close to home in his first solo outing on disc with material drawn from his native...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2020
Carry it On
Carry it On is a seemingly improbable fusion of Scottish traditional music with Senegalese drumming and New Orleans funk. Soulsha...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2019
Thanks for Listening
Fans of the long-running weekly radio show A Prairie Home Companion may already be familiar with some of these songs:...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: April/2018
The Village
Although most of the compositions on this CD are based on traditional Zimbabwean songs, it would be fair to say...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2013
Thumbs on the Outside
Michael Baird | Michael Baird & Pino Basile
Born in Zambia and based in the Netherlands, percussionist Michael Baird is an intrepid curator of African field recordings and...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: July/2022
An Dàn: Gaelic Songs for a Modern World
Mary Ann Kennedy is one of the finest interpreters of Gaelic song and an inspiring and vital force on the...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2017
1958
With his soulful voice, Cameroonian author and singer-songwriter Blick Bassy delivers a luminous and reflective album of 11 songs. Using...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: April/2019
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
