Reviews
A Thousand Cranes
Çiğdem Aslan is a Turkish-born, Hackney-based singer who first came to my attention when she joined She’Koyokh, the fabulous Balkan...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Rise Up
Award-winning Celtic five-piece The Outside Track have a strong pedigree for a band that live in different countries. They've got...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2019
Calm Abiding: Guided Meditations & Sacred Buddhist Prayers
Calm Abiding is a timely collaboration between the Tashi Lhunpo Monks and meditation expert Shan Tate. The first three tracks,...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: November/2019
What Makes You
Indie folk champions Elephant Sessions return with their second album, and a cracker it is too. Winners of Live Act...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017
Although double-winner Daoirí Farrell is missing from the tracklist (presumably for contractual reasons) it is only a minor quibble with...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2017
Banjaxed
Banjaxed finds Ciarán Ryan stepping confidently out from the ranks of Edinburgh-based world-folk fusionistas Dallahan to deliver a masterclass in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2020
The Hour of Separation
Joe Tawadros’ last CD The Prophet was a delightful surprise, full of promise. In February 2010 the young Egyptian-Australian oud...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2011
Kamana
Now here's an odd one. Carlos Casas is a Spanish-born filmmaker and artist whose work encompasses film, sound and visual...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2021
The Singer of Tales
The sevdah of the western Balkans, especially associated with Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies a space between folk and art music,...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2020
