Reviews
A Mis Hermanos
Since winning his first singing prize back in 1970, Diego Clavel has steadily gained an admiring audience both inside Spain's...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2015
Laysongs
Nowhere has master mandolinist Thile’s formidable artistry been more fully realized than on Laysongs. Urged on by Nonesuch Records honcho...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2021
African Woman
Sia Tolno was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Life for her was no bed of roses: her father was a...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Mi Alegria
Eclectic composer and musician Itamar Erez's new album Mi Alegria (My Happiness) weaves a scintillating journey incorporating a vast array...
Reviewed by Douglas Macgregor in issue: November/2019
Day by Day
At 83 years old, Blake is poised to take his place in the Americana pantheon. In the 1960s he made...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/February/2022
Northern Landscape
Hailing from County Tyrone’s Clogher Valley and formed in 2015, The Blackwater Céilí Band have been carving out a name...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: August/September/2022
Year of the Funky
The talented young guzheng player Bei Bei has teamed up, for her sophomore effort, with a very experienced producer and...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: August/2017
Roudennoù / Traces
Renowned as one of the most charismatic traditional singers of Brittany, the late Yann-Fañch Kemener released a double album embracing...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: June/2019
