Reviews
Le Silence de l’Exode
French clarinettist Yom has made seven albums that reflect an eclectic spirit that defies categorisation, underlining the malleability of his...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: October/2014
Sibling Revelry
Multi-instrumental sisters three, Máire and Mairéad Ní Chathasaigh and Nollaig Casey all have long, illustrious solo careers behind them. Here...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Do Coração
Last year, we praised Sara Correia’s first adult album (she had released a previous one in her adolescence) as a...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2020
Hatching Hares
A one-time member of early music-cum-folk ensembles Wilde Roses and the Mediaeval Baebes, Tam is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist with a...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2022
Amber Sands
An Ireland-based, Austrian-born fiddle player and composer, Schwab's solo debut comes after globe-hopping collaborations with the likes of Austrian string...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2014
Connexion
With his first solo album in six years, the US-based Italian guitarist and composer puts his warm, ear-enveloping signature tone...
Reviewed by Douglas Macgregor in issue: June/2020
Mãe Carinhosa
Over her 20-year career, the Cape Verdean legend recorded a vast amount of songs that never quite made it onto...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: July/2013
Basa Ahaide
Basa Ahaide, the debut release from French quartet Haratago, is a tough one to pigeonhole. The project of Basque musician...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: April/2023
Basant
Johnny Kalsi has been running the Dhol Foundation now for more than 25 years, while also banging his double-sided Punjabi...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2017
