Reviews
Quintela
Carme López plays the Galician gaita (bagpipes), but for this debut album she’s dedicated to what sounds like the deep...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2024
Cañonazo
Pacheco was a co-founder of the legendary Fania Records, and this was the label's first release, as rather than work...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: November/2024
Femmina
The vocalist and clarinettist Gera Bertolone hails from Sicily, and here puts together an album of original songs which blend...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: January/2025
A Terrible Beauty
More than half a century after his debut LP, Christy Moore’s first outing on Claddagh Records shows there’s still mileage...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: January/2025
Remains to Be Scene
Not every bluegrass album starts with a cover of Ray Davies’ ‘Last of the Steam-Powered Trains’. But that’s part of...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2025
A Dance More Sweetly Played
It’s rare, as a reviewer, to be sent an album you’ll have on repeat. A Dance Sweetly Played is such...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: February/March/2025
RAIO
Brazilian producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Felipe Puperi delivers sonic gold on his third album as Tagua Tagua. Released via Brooklyn’s...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2025
