Reviews
The Ones Ahead
As he entered his seventies, the classically-trained Canada-based singer/composer Glenn-Copeland was lapsing into dignified retirement. Then he made public his...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2023
Where’s the One?
Kinshasa’s Congotronic axis meet chosen international artists and create an epic, euphoric mash-up celebrating the tenth anniversary of a historic...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: June/2022
Rocket Juice & The Moon
It's hard to underestimate the impact Damon Albarn has had on traditional concepts of what constitutes ‘world music’, via such...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2012
Dialogues with the Tar
The tar (lute) and kamancheh (spike fiddle) are both originally Persian instruments, but talking to musicians in the region, it’s...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2013
Folk Singer-Humdinger: Just About as Good as it Gets!
This collection of 45 tracks recorded by Dylan between 1961 and 62 is not an officially sanctioned release, but neither...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2013
The Voice of the People: The Barley Mow
Topic Records released the Voice of the People series – 20 CDs and about 500 recordings of traditional songs and...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
The Hogtown Sessions
Ivan Rosenberg & The Foggy Hogtown Boys
Fans of the classic 1960s and 70s bluegrass era will get some serious kicks from this joint project by Portland-based...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2012
The Art of the Chinese Guzheng
This album is a tribute to the main regional styles of guzheng (21-string zither) music in China. Having worked with...
Reviewed by Hyelim Kim in issue: June/2019
The Sky is Cloudy
The group's name doesn't give much away, but the plaintive melody on the duduk that opens this album makes its...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2019
The Reeling
The Reeling ends with the great singer and piper Rona Lightfoot, now 82 years old, giving a little laugh of...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2019
