Reviews
Hunting, Love and Mockery Songs
Since the late 1950s Radio France's Ocora imprint has been releasing well-recorded and brilliantly annotated field recordings of ethnic music...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Glaschu: Home Town Love Song
Gaelic songstress Mary Ann Kennedy returns with 16 tracks inspired by her home town – and a real labour of...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2019
Periphery
Priya Darshini is a US-based singer from South Asia who draws on an eclectic range of musical influences. This is...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: July/2020
Cormac Begley
A limited-edition release contained within very becoming concertina-shaped packaging, Cormac Begley's self-produced eponymous solo debut serves as both a masterclass...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: August/2017
Sycophantic Friends
Attentive listeners may have first heard Atamina on the 2016 compilation This is Kologo Power!, on which he appeared alongside...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2018
Alma Adentro
The old black and white photo of a cool dancing couple on the cover and the subtitle of this album...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012
Artemis
You’ve got to hand it to them, Mr T and friends have churned out an impressive output, producing five studio...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: July/2013
Somewhere is Here!
The cover of the CD shows our two heroes – jazz guitarist Oren Neiman and rock guitarist Gilad Ben Zvi...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
ARC
Although this is only McGoldrick's fifth solo album in 22 years and his first since 2010, the genial Manchester-based flute,...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2018
Live @ 25
The Isle of Skye-based Peatbog Faeries have been a staple on the Scottish trad scene for 25 years now, and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2018
