Reviews
Entre l’Érable et le Cocotier
Although born in Montréal, singer and multi-instrumentalist Pascale LeBlanc grew up in Haiti, her mother’s homeland. Her songs reflect much...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: January/February/2023
From Ocean’s Floor
Linda Buckley is one of the most eclectic, least categorisable composers Ireland has produced in recent years. As likely to...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2020
France, Gascony: The Bagpipes of the Moorlands
The Gascony moorlands, a region of flat, isolated, humid grassland stretching from Bordeaux down to the start of the Basque...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: October/2018
Fern Girl & Ice Man
What we have here are two collections of old and familiar song forms. But they are reconstituted with observant, contemporary...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2016
The Gamelan of Bangle
Terompong beruk is the form of gamelan ensemble indigenous to the Balinese village of Bangle, just one of dozens of...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Spelemannsmøte
This is one man's dream come true. Folk musician Tore Viksen decided he wanted, for his 70th birthday, a CD...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2016
Empathy Moves the Water
Since Jeff Kazor formed the Crooked Jades in San Francisco more than 20 years ago, they have become one of...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2019
Day is Come
The self-titled first album by the trio of Nuala Kennedy (flute and whistle), John Doyle (guitar, bodhrán, keyboards), and Eamon...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2022
Castellum Honesti
Castellum Honesti was originally recorded in Dublin and released in 1989. The fact that a band from Galicia should end...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2014
