Reviews
Just a Second
Six years ago the talented young Scottish fiddler Ryan Young released an acclaimed debut album but then suffered an injury...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2023
A Memento of Istanbul
A Memento of Istanbul is an excellent solo oud album by top Iranian player Saeed Nayeb Mohammadi. It’s the opening...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2023
Djudjon: L’Oiseau de Garana
Kouyate and his band Ngoni Ba have been ambassadors for Bamana jeli (griot) ngoni music since their debut in 2007....
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/2024
The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert
Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell and Ed Youn
The immediate (and significant) feeling I got when I first started listening to this 1965 concert was one of privilege;...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: August/2024
Telyn Wrachïod
Rhodri Davies | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
We all need to escape from time to time, physically, mentally, spiritually. Listening to Rhodri Davies’ latest and eighth album...
Reviewed by Elliw Iwan in issue: August/2024
Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free
With Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free, Bonny Light Horseman deliver a capacious collection of acoustic Americana. The process...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/2024
Live in Dublin
It pains me to give this only four stars. As with any live recording, this is essentially a collection of...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: August/2024
Cadair Idris
Cadair Idris is the debut album from the Leeds-based eight-piece folk-jazz collective Awen Ensemble. Awen, meaning ‘poetic inspiration’ in Welsh,...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: August/2024
Radio Masoda
On this, his latest of 20 albums, the Paris-based guitarist and composer adds to his native Cameroonian music generous pinches...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2024
