Reviews
North Cape
The name Nic Zuppardi may be unfamiliar but this master of the mandolin has, for over a decade, been part...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2023
Forecast
Anyone who likes hand-crafted folk music, dramatic pop songs and excellent musicianship is in for a special treat. The Old...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2010
ASAP Inşallah
For the past dozen years, the electronic music duo Zuzu Zakaria & Tatu Metsätähti have intrigued with their raw blend...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: June/2023
Hajiki Uta
Best known as an actress outside of Japan, Meiko Kaji also enjoyed a successful career as a singer. Much of...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: July/2023
Cuimhne Ghlinn: Explorations in Irish Music for Pedal Steel Guitar
Two worlds, two traditions, collide to enjoyable effect in David Murphy’s long-playing debut, Cuimhne Ghlinn, its Explorations in Irish Music...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2024
Gleann Ciùin
Singer’s Gleann Ciùin is her second album dedicated to evoking the Cairngorms. It’s framed by two epic 19-minute tracks, the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2025
Attic Mornings
Her second full-length release, following 2014's crowd-funded Amber Sands, finds the Austrian-born, Sligo-based violinist and vocalist joined by Swedish percussionist...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2017
Golpes y Flores
Eliana Cuevas has a superb voice – her timbre is polished, her manner effortless, her enunciation packing something of the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2018
Discover Music From Brazil
There's plenty of music on this 18-track compilation, but surely only the entirely uninitiated could regard much of it as...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2016
