Reviews
Many Faces
The cover of this sophomore album by London-based trombonist Justin Thurgur sums up its questing, fizzing, all-for-one spirit. Here, inside...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/September/2022
The Portage
Are there really only four fiddles on this third release from RANT? Such is the richness of sound that I...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: December/2019
Cosmic
This multi-talented composer, producer and musician emerges from the same British Asian mould as Nitin Sawhney and Talvin Singh and...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2014
NOU?
How does a region’s traditional music survive its own commercial success? Apparently overwhelmed by the touristic boom of pizzica, Apulian...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: November/2020
Memories and Moments
Listening to Memories and Moments, Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott’s much-anticipated follow-up to last year’s live album, We’re Usually a...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Firelight Trio
A new trio featuring accordionist Phil Alexander (Moishe's Bagel), renowned Scottish fiddle player Gavin Marwick and Ruth Morris on the...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2023
The Tall Islands
As a firm fan of both Celtic and Latin music, I initially dismissed the idea of a band fusing the...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Apr/May/2014
Lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
Robert Plant refreshingly continues to refuse to be defined by his past. Backed by his eclectic live band the Sensational...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Amankor/The Exile
This exiled Touareg ensemble from Mali's Timbuktu region have been active for nearly three decades, led by singer Fadimata Walet...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2019
