Reviews
A Burdensome Year
Sometimes on this Yorkshireman's second album, Pike's downbeat vocal with guitar and strings can feel over-familiar, as can some lyrics:...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
The World of the Duduk
The Armenian duduk is one of the most beautiful instruments on earth. The soft, plangent sound exudes a sweet sadness...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2010
Mississippi to Sahara
Born to a Touareg mother and European father, Faris Amine has hit upon a unique twist to the desert rock...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2015
The Wavy Bow Collection
John Carty is one of Ireland’s most respected traditional fiddle and banjo players and this eloquent collection of fiddle tunes...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2021
December Moon
If you’ve a weak spot for sweet vocal harmonies, pop hooks and a soft musical bedding-down in the folk traditions...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2013
Igrali se Konji Vrani: Black Horses Romped
The Serbian group of female singers led by Svetlana Spajić is probably the best known and undoubtedly the most prolific...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: April/2020
Nagori
For their fifth full album, the four ‘sons of a Gypsy French poodle’ (as their name translates, roughly) have expanded...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2022
Aman! Sefarad…
Sephardic music – the songs of Spanish Jews exiled in 1492 – has been popular in the early music scene...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Apr/May/2015
Bass Culture, Volume 1: This Town is Too Hot!
In line with Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence, Nascente Records have compiled a four-volume, 160-track summary of the island’s greatest...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2012
