Reviews
Aire!
Galicia in north-western Spain is a world apart, comparable perhaps to Dingle in Ireland. Folk music traditions are passed down...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2021
Tucson-Habana
Since 1997, Amparanoia have built up a small but fervent following with a sound that combines Spanish agit–pop of the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Apr/May/2010
Rock Island Grange
Firmly rooted in the traditional old-time vein, this ninth recording by the Portland, Oregon-based Foghorn Stringband features sparkling acoustic instrumentals...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Notes For a Maiden Warrior
Borders run through Dani Larkin’s life and work. A native of the Armagh/ Monaghan borderlands, she has worked in peace-building...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2021
Long Road to Tiznit
Blues guitarist and serial collaborator Ramon Goose, most recently heard with the West African Blues Project, is back with a...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2017
Choke Cherry Tree
Choke Cherry Tree finds founding band members Ben Miller (vocals, guitar) and Scott Leeper (washtub bass, backing vocals) joined by...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2018
Chiaroscuro
Baird Hersey & Prana with Nexus
A collaboration on many levels, this album brings the innovative instrument-building skills of Garry Kvistad, the multiphonic singing abilities of...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2016
A World of Masks
The Heliocentrics rose to prominence through high-profile collaborations with old masters such as Ethio-jazz king Mulatu Astatke, Afrobeat saxophonist Orlando...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2017
Three Cane Whale
This debut from multi¬instrumentalist trio Three Cane Whale is a warming cinematic landscape of music vignettes, recorded in a Bristol...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: March/2012
