Reviews
Green & Blue
This Denver, Colorado-based sibling duo of Joanna Hyde (fiddle, vocals) and her brother Iain (guitar, mandolin, vocals) craft an elegant...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2017
The Faster it Goes
Within the first few bars of ‘Tilt-a-Whirl’, the opening track of The Railsplitters’ second album, you hear pitch-perfect harmony singing,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Around the Crocodile Pond
Ba Balance are Danish blues-rock guitarist Preben Carlsen and West African percussionist Sal Dibba, and the title of this hard-rocking...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2021
Rwanda is My Home
This is a very enjoyable yet remarkably melancholic release by a four-piece acoustic group from Rwanda. Part of the charm...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2015
Breathe Out
Having grown up at somewhat of a crossroads between Britain, France and Spain, Luna Silva, fortified by fellow musicians The...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2022
The Borametz Tree
There's a lot to enjoy under The Borametz Tree, a musical interzone from Cambridge guitarist C Joynes, encompassing desert blues...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2019
Hand on the Plow
The Tillers claim they once played in hardcore punk bands, and in their speed and dynamics you can hear the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Coxsone's Music 2: The Sound of Young Jamaica
This fabulous double CD (or triple-vinyl) set gathers 41 recordings from the dawn of the ska era: 1960-62. All the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2016
The Raven's Rock
This solo album from Lúnasa's Cillian Vallely has been a long time coming. Happily, the wait has been worth it....
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2016
The Royal Chase
Nation Beat are a new name to me, but a cursory internet search reveals they have existed for more than...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2021
