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Review of Tales of Pangea: Gotrasawala Ensemble

Tales of Pangea: Gotrasawala Ensemble

Ana Alcaide

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

The results of a meeting between Spanish composer and musician Ana Alcaide and Indonesian producer Franki Raden in the city...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2015

Review of People of the Sun

People of the Sun

Anthony Joseph

Heavenly Sweetness

Rating: ★★★

Anthony Joseph was raised in Trinidad, shifted to London and has, over recent decades, made a name for himself as...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2018

Review of MISST.EU!

MISST.EU!

MISST

-I-C-U-B4-T-

Rating: ★★★

This Belgian harmony group constitutes ‘five voices – four misses and a mister.’ Having represented Flanders at the 2017 Ferrara...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2021

Review of Mairearad & Anna

Mairearad & Anna

Mairearad Green & Anna Massie

Shouty Records

Rating: ★★★★

Opening with the playfully jazzy intro of ‘Tatties & Ham’ and concluding with the stirring pipe march of ‘New Claes,...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2012

Review of The Way Home

The Way Home

Donald Grant

Glen Roy Records GRRCD01

Rating: ★★★

Having followed an early grounding in his native Highland traditions with a full classical training, Donald Grant is both a...

Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010

Review of Somewhere

Somewhere

Dowally

Dowally Records

Rating: ★★★★

Comprising Rachel Walker on fiddle and whistle, Phil Alexander on accordion and piano and Daniel Abrahams on guitar and double...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2018

Review of Azar

Azar

Karvan Trio

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

It’s something of a cliché to declare that a particular album would make a great soundtrack for a long journey....

Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: July/2013

Review of Folk Fever

Folk Fever

The Band of Love

Island Records

Rating: ★★★★

Unlikely bedfellows they may be, but it transpires that disco and folk conspire to produce a highly satisfying reimagining of...

Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2018

Review of Reverie

Reverie

RANT

Make Believe Records

Rating: ★★★★

RANT's line-up unites the mainland of Scotland with its islands: sisters Bethany and Jenna Reid are well-known Shetland fiddlers; Sarah-Jane...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2016

Review of Songs for Leena: Improvisations on the Hopi Long Flute

Songs for Leena: Improvisations on the Hopi Long Flute

Gary Stroutsos

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★★

The cloud of mystery around the Hopi long flute has been an inspiration for veteran flautist Gary Stroutsos for a...

Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: January/February/2022

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