Reviews
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014
This year’s Radio 2 Folk Awards night at the Royal Albert Hall featured some priceless moments: a duet between Martin...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2014
Dingue Marrow
Mohsen Sharifian and Lian Music Band
A recent trend among popular musicians in Iran has been the creation of fusions of various kinds, including mixing traditional...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: May/2016
Saigon Supersound Vol 2
This compilation of vintage rock'n'roll from South Vietnam during the Vietnamese war is a follow-up to the first volume of...
Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Our Earth and Water
Georgian polyphony is one of the great vocal traditions of the world. Complex harmonies, laced with dissonance, clash and resolve...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Chaim Tannenbaum
Anyone who knows Loudon Wainwright III or Kate and Anna McGarrigle's music will be familiar with the work of Chaim...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2016
Still Time
Karen Matheson returns after five years to prove she still deserves her place among Scottish Folk Royalty – along, of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2021
Head Canon
This is a very strong debut from an accomplished folk voice. Ashworth has toured with Chris Wood, with whom parallels...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2019
Hunter & the Hunted
Fans of the softer, gentler side of the neo-folk Americana spectrum will be enthralled by Hunter & the Hunted, the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2016
Highland Strands
Highland Strands is a rare beast; an atmospheric recording that captures something of the spirit of the very best pub...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
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Hevra (Together)
After the controversy stirred by her debut, Ke‡e Kurdan, in 2004, the title of this album might refer to a...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: October/2014
