Reviews
The YoYouMeTú Trilogy: Vol 1 & 2
Never judge a book by its cover. And here's the proof: behind the clumsy Photoshop artwork and liner notes there...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Where We Go
Leaving behind a career in non-profits to pursue music full-time, with his new album, Where We Go, California native mandolinist...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: April/2026
Postcards
‘Like David Grisman's Dawg’ music, but with pierogies,’ is how Eric Stein, leader of Beyond The Pale once jokingly described...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: Apr/May/2010
Fatou
Just when you thought Mali couldn't possibly produce any more extraordinary new musical stars, here's another. Born in the Ivory...
Reviewed by Mark Hudson in issue: October/2011
Hlybini
Hlybini means ‘Depths’ in accordionist Aliaksandr Yasinski's native Belarusian. In his first solo album he plumbs these, musically and emotionally....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2022
Diatakendiya
Given the name Cissokho, it is almost inevitable that this will be a fine example of West African griot music....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2016
Beránci a Vlci
This ambitious recording originates in a show put on at the Folk Holidays Festival in the Czech Republic. It brings...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2018
Shifted
It's evident from the outset, clearly audible in the three-part close vocal harmonies, that Harpeth Rising are three young ladies...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: December/2015
Wild Animals
Trampled by Turtles are a four-piece band from Duluth, Minnesota, who made a major impression in the US with their...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2014
Harpedåm
Tone Hulbækmo holds a unique place in Norwegian music. A singer and a devotee of Norway’s more unusual instruments, especially...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2025
