Reviews
Dear Sister
The 59-year-old singer, songwriter, session vocalist and bandleader Claire Lynch recently signed with Compass Records after a long 18 years...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2013
Dúchas
Button accordionist O'Reilly stays close to home in his first solo outing on disc with material drawn from his native...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2020
Changeable Heart
Notman first hit the folk scene back in 2007 with her debut, Threads, leading to a nomination for the BBC...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2019
Wake the Union
The latest album from Devon duo Steve Knightleyand Phil Beer exhibits their trademark concern for making folk music speak to...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Lament in a Deep Style
Christopher King is a collector of music from Epirus, the rugged northwestern Greek territory. He has compiled four previous CDs,...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: November/2018
Tamburising: Lost Music of the Balkans
The tamburica, which comes in various shapes and sizes that may resemble a guitar, a long-necked mandolin, or a bass...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Unzip the Horizon
Unzip the Horizon is a remarkable document for many reasons. First and foremost there is Moira Smiley's voice, which commands...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2018
nOUD
Antranig Kzirian is theoudplayer, a Philadelphia-born musician of Armenian extraction who has learned his craft from members of his country's...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2018
Who Are We?
Born in the largely Algerian neighbourhood of Barbès in Paris, the quintet Al-Qasar mixes hypnotic North African trance grooves and...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022
Kambek (I Lilikun Mulai)
George Mamua Telek MBE has long been a music legend in Papua New Guinea. His fame stems from his time...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/February/2023
