Reviews
Air Chall :Lost
A founder member of Dóchas, Rachel Walker is superbly backed up here by a core band comprising Jenna Reid, Kathleen...
Reviewed by Debbie Koritsas in issue: July/2010
An Dàn: Gaelic Songs for a Modern World
Mary Ann Kennedy is one of the finest interpreters of Gaelic song and an inspiring and vital force on the...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2017
The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo
Steve Martin’s talent as a clawhammer and Scruggs-style banjoist fares on this album much as his talent as a comic...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
A Garland for Joey: The War Horse Songbook
In the 1980s John Tams brought folk music to Britain's National Theatre in famous productions of The Mysteries and Lark...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2018
The Hell of Helene: Songs for Appalachian Relief
Helene was hell, alright. The deadliest inland hurricane in US history cut a catastrophic path through six southeastern states from...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2025
Mambo Ska
Long awaited (not least by themselves) the release of the third album from the Anglo-Cuban entertainment innovators follows colourful reports...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: July/2010
Cuimhne Ghlinn: Explorations in Irish Music for Pedal Steel Guitar
Two worlds, two traditions, collide to enjoyable effect in David Murphy’s long-playing debut, Cuimhne Ghlinn, its Explorations in Irish Music...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2024
Hitsville Re-Visited
Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas & Uhuru Yenzu
The cavalcade of 1970s and 80s African album reissues shows no signs of slowing. This one, originally released in 1982,...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2019
Oh, What A WorldFolk Europa FECD 030
What if Jimi Hendrix had heard the playing of a Transylvanian village primás? What if Béla Bartók were to have...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2010
Hinterland
Hinterland – a region beyond what is visible or known – comes with freights of psychological scree, and this striking...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2025
