Reviews
Picker’s Dream
Liverpool based fingerstyle guitarist James Rigby’s playing is undoubtedly precise and technically spot on, as he demonstrates throughout 16 sunny,...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: April/2022
Houtekiet
When they formed in 2011, MANdolinMAN, a Belgian mandolin quartet, proposed new arrangements of the traditional Flemish repertoire, based on...
Reviewed by Anne Ge in issue: August/September/2022
A Guide to the Birdsong of South America
With passions for conservation, bird-watching and South American music, British producer Robin Perkins decided to combine all three here. He...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2015
Nykomlingen
This CD contains so much that is unexpected and surprising. It feels as though the band is on a journey...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2017
Kerwanê
Kardeş Türküler celebrate their 21st anniversary with this ‘Best Of’ compilation. They have become such a feature of the musical...
Reviewed by Martin Stokes in issue: December/2015
Up River Overseas
Old Salt are a six-piece collective of musicians from the US, Belgium, Sweden and Scotland who first came together at...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2016
Hani Polyphonic Singing in Yunnan China
Southwest China’s Yunnan province is home to the majority of the Hani people. Think of the terraced rice fields of...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2023
Sealladh
This Scottish harpist and singer was commissioned by The National Galleries of Scotland to make music and songs paired with...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2024
