Reviews
Jamaica: Rhythm & Blues 1956-1961
The years 1956 and 1961 brought two key events to Jamaica’s musical history. The dates also provide well chosen bookends...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Hà Noi Duo
French guitarist Nguyên Lê and Vietnamese singer and multi-instrumentalist Ngô Hong Quang take the clash of the modern and traditional...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2017
Small Island Big Song
A little idea that's grown into a large project, Small Island Big Song is the brainchild of Australian sound producer...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2018
Petrichor
Accordionist Paul Hutchinson, of Belshazzar’s Feast and The Pagoda Project, is a well-known and highly-regarded figure on the folk scene,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2021
Bamboo
This is a welcome full reissue of the experimental album from 1970, which is highly prized by collectors. Shakuhachi (Japanese...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: July/2019
Shuruaat
This was always going to be slick, the Berklee Indian Ensemble is a collective of musicians with amazing technical skills....
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: November/2022
Free One
A highly respected duo in their own right, Jenn Butterworth (guitar) and Laura-Beth Salter (mandolin) are joined by three equally...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2018
What the Folk?!
2008's Fela Kalappal took the Hungarian band's repertoire of music out of the Carpathians and pulled it into the shape...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2011
