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Review of Sssht

Sssht

WÖR

Appel Rekords

Rating: ★★★★

‘All tunes written in Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven and other nearby places during the 18th century,' the CD sleeve proudly proclaims....

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2018

Review of Hard Row to Hoe

Hard Row to Hoe

Ragged Union

Shining Castle Music

Rating: ★★★★

On their debut, this group from Boulder, Colorado do the traditions of bluegrass and old-time music proud, both when covering...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: April/2016

Review of Sotali

Sotali

Pettersson & Fredriksson

Nordvis Produktion

Rating: ★★★★

Swedish folk duo Pettersson & Fredriksson originally released this set in 2010 and present it here for the first time...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2024

Review of From China to Appalachia

From China to Appalachia

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian

Top of the World

Community Music

Rating: ★★★★★

Musically, China is vast and variegated and Appalachia much smaller and more isolated. But you’ll find yourself tempted to hear...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2024

Review of Children of Albion

Children of Albion

Ben Edge

Glass Modern

Rating: ★★★

Artist Ben Edge released his absorbing large-format compendium of British folk customs last year, featuring vivid narrative artworks and first-person...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2025

Review of Ghoyoum

Ghoyoum

Kazdoura

August 4 Records

Rating: ★★★

This first album from Canada-based Syrian/Lebanese duo Kazdoura offers songs of love, loss and the nostalgia of exile. In ten...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: July/2025

Review of Echoes of Resistance

Echoes of Resistance

Raz & Afla

Wah Wah 45s

Rating: ★★★★

Has it really been two years since the release of Raz & Afla’s The Cycle? It must be, because here’s...

Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: February/March/2025

Review of Luna, cera e vino

Luna, cera e vino

Brigan

Liburia Records

Rating: ★★★

This is a classy album of Italian electro-folk from a trio that formed back in Caserta, north of Naples, in...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2025

Review of Songs for Nina and Johanna

Songs for Nina and Johanna

James Yorkston and Friends

Domino Recording Co

Rating: ★★★

Scottish singer-songwriter James Yorkston’s latest release doesn’t tinker with his winning formula of gently absorbing compositions set against lush, but...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2025

Review of 2

2

Yalla Miku

Les Disques Bongo Joe

Rating: ★★

Yalla Miku, the brainchild of Beirut-born Bongo Joe founder Cyril Yeterian, is a group which brings musicians from North and...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2025

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