Reviews
We Know Where the Time Goes
Cut and paste is part and parcel of modern culture. What William S Burroughs did with print in the 1950s,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2012
Early Congo Music 1946-1962: First Rumba, to the Real Rumba
Early Congo Music 1946-1962 has been compiled and annotated by Japanese collector Yoshiki Fukasawa. His unusual sub-title comes from the...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2019
Living in the Light
Tommy Emmanuel wrote ‘Scarlett’s World’, the first single from Living in the Light, the Australian guitar wizard’s latest full-length album,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2026
The Fragile
O’Hooley & Tidow were mightily impress¬ive at the Nowt So Queer as Folk concert at Cecil Sharp House, the home...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2012
The Final Waltz
This is the debut solo release from the award-winning fiddler and multi- instrumentalist Ciaran Algar, who is best known for...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2016
Not Leaving Quietly
Joe Broughton’s Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
A track on a folk album led by a bassoon! That’s a rare pleasure. In ‘Hole in the Wall/Nabo’, the...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2021
Live at the Roundhouse, London
Kiwi nu-dub/soul outfit Fat Freddy’s Drop meticulously craft their studio albums, but nothing really compares to their live act. On-stage,...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2011
The InCider Sessions
Whatever fiddler Adam Summerhayes is on, I want some. He’s known for his formidable talent in classtcal and tolk traditions,...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: December/2020
The Servants' Ball
This exuberantly entertaining album came about after double bass player Ben Nicholls, reading about Sussex concertina player Scan Thester, found...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2020
Echoes of the Mountains
This and several other new recordings are a collaboration between the Canadian label Analekta and the Centre des Musiciens du...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2021
