Reviews
Rosewood
For lovers of the finger-picking guitar greats of the 1960s, Rosewood is a treat. Ben Robertson acknowledges their influence but...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2022
Bare Knuckle
Across 20 years of playing together, Chris Stout and Catriona McKay have developed an international reputation for making striking string...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2018
Siren Serenade
This is the debut album from another young artist to emerge from the vibrant and experimental English folk scene. Ben...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2017
The Spirit of the Mountains
Trebunie-Tutki & Quintet Urmuli
The Trebunie-Tutki are Poland's best-known band playing traditional podhale (highland) music, but they are also famed for their reggae fusions...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2017
Mountain Meeting
Bridget Marsden & Leif Ottosson
Some records are special from the very first moment. Mountain Meeting opens with a single fiddle tune, a burbling figure...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Exile Vibration
Kyab Yul-Sa is a collaboration between Lobsang Chonzor and French musicians Margaux Liénard (fiddle, bouzouki) and Julien Lahaye (percussion). The...
Reviewed by Thomas Williams in issue: November/2018
Sule Skerry
The thought of a duo comprising nothing more than fiddle and mandolin made me doubtful. Surely these instruments have a...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/February/2024
Songar frå Havdal
I was lucky enough to take part in a workshop a couple of years ago led by the Norwegian singer...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: July/2010
He is #1
The Malawi Mouse Boys take their name from how they make their living when not playing music – selling mice...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2012
Prayer’s Tale: Taiko Drums & Asian Percussion
Joji Hirota | Joji Hirota & The London Taiko Drummers
Joji Hirota is a percussionist, shakuhachi (bamboo flute) player and vocalist who has been presenting Japanese music to worldwide audiences...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: December/2021
