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Review of The Unquiet

The Unquiet

Pauline Scanlon

Pauline Scanlon

Rating: ★★★★

This new solo album from vocalist Pauline Scanlon offers striking, singularly personal interpretations of ten traditional songs that range from...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2022

Review of Africa Rekk

Africa Rekk

Youssou N’Dour

Sony Music

Rating: ★★★

First, the good news. Youssou N’Dour is still in powerful, distinctive voice on his first studio album in over six...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2017

Review of Hallival

Hallival

Iona Lane

Iona Lane

Rating: ★★★

Nominative determinism is at work here. Iona is a Hebridean island famed for its wild beauty, spirituality, and ancient stories....

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2022

Review of Six Days in Down

Six Days in Down

Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O'Connor

Riverboat Records/World Music Network

Rating: ★★★

Interviewing John McSherry earlier this year, the Belfast-born uilleann piper waxed both lyrically and enthusiastically about a recording session that...

Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: Nov/Dec/2010

Review of 365: Volume 2

365: Volume 2

Aidan O'Rourke

Reveal Records

Rating: ★★★★

Reveal Records issued Volume 1 in the spring of 2018, with Lau's fiddler joining forces with jazz pianist Kit Downes...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2019

Review of Farewell to the Homeland: Poyln

Farewell to the Homeland: Poyln

FleytMuzik

FleytMuzik

Rating: ★★★★

Behind this album is the story of the Frand family who travelled from Dubiecko, Poland to the US in the...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: Jan/Feb/2017

Review of Haunted Bird

Haunted Bird

Iain Morrison & Daibhidh Martin

Peatfire

Rating: ★★★★

Iain Morrison hails from the small village of Back on the Isle of Lewis. Having spent years trying to make...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011

Review of Acatao

Acatao

Indialucia

CM Records

Rating: ★★★

The ancient link between Indian and Andalusian music – especially flamenco – via migrating Roma people has long been an...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2017

Review of The Seer

The Seer

Lauren MacColl

Feis Rois Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Brahan Seer, Coinneach Odhar, was a legendary 17th-century Gaelic prophet whose writings are the focus for this moody new...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: December/2017

Review of Tiritando

Tiritando

Antonio Gonzalez El Pescailla

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★★

Antonio Gonzalez Batista helped pioneer the fusion of flamenco and Latin rumba rhythms that has had such an enduring impact...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2012

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