Reviews
Summer Isles
Inspired by the series of small isles lying in the mouth of Loch Broom in the highlands of Scotland, Mairearad...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2016
Brothers
Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio
Upon first listen, Brothers appears to be just another adventure in the frosty, folky sound-world of northern European jazz. The...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2017
Wandering Tales
If you want to have an enormous amount of fun, if you want to weep at the sheer beauty of...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Everything Returns
Black Ox Orkestar are primarily concerned with Jewish Eastern European music but also the wider Jewish experience, bringing aspects of...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: March/2023
Las Flores del Sol
As one of the main gateways into Latin America during the slave trade, Colombia owes a lot to Africa, as...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2017
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
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
