Reviews
Music in the Realm of Fireflies: Improvisations for Peace and Healing
This is meditative music, created by a group of Japanese and Japan-based musicians playing Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Korean and Mongolian...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: December/2024
Old Salt Union
Three years after forming in 2012, Old Salt Union won the national FreshGrass Band contest, so perhaps it's not so...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2018
Legends & Legacies
In the world of accordion-driven Tejano conjunto music, or Tex-Mex, the Grammy-award winners Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca are both...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2014
To long, longing, I have longed for so long // Saltwater songs
Folk music speaks to the tradition of a place, and carries a deeply personal expression. Norwegian violinist Hannisdal is schooled...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: February/March/2026
Outros Choros do Brazil
A choro supergroup of sorts, the three members of Aquarela have worked with the likes of Gilberto Gil, Airto Moreira...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2015
I’m Glad About It: The Legacy of Gospel Music in Louisville, 1958-1981
According to contributing singer Bessie Leavell Palmer, ‘gospel music is written out of the depths of somebody’s soul.’ Well, this...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2025
Subtropical
If we require genres, perhaps ‘heavy-dub-espionage-movie-theme cumbia’ will suffice for this latest work from Emanuele Flandoli and his new five-piece...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2025
What We Thought Was a Lake Was a Field of Flax
Tyler and Hill first met in Newcastle, singing as part of the Sacred Harp sessions, with Hill adding vocals to...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2022
Bouzoukispelman
Swedish traditional music has many reasons to thank Ale Möller and Per Gudmundson. Their music in Frifot (with singer Lena...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Music in the Realm of Fireflies: Improvisations for Peace and Healing
This is meditative music, created by a group of Japanese and Japan-based musicians playing Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Mongolian...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue:
