Reviews
Schladtzshe!
Raise your glasses and drink a toast: the new CD by Finnish harmonica quartet Sväng has arrived. This brilliant foursome...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2011
Ukronia
This is an album rich in scholarship and serious in intent. Antique songs from Upper Brittany are sung in the...
Reviewed by Phil Sweeney in issue: July/2013
What Goes Up
Some years ago a collective of local musicians came together in a series of weekly jam sessions in a West...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2017
Innamorata
The accompanying press release suggests this is ‘a perfect companion for driving around the Ibizan hills,’ and tunes such as...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: March/2017
The Auld Harp
Catriona McKay & Olov Johansson
The Swedish nyckelharpa (key harp) is an extraordinary instrument. Played with a bow to produce a sound with many of...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Tricota
Electronic tango is in a decadent but decisive phase. As the fad falls away, a few bands have managed to...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Mozart of the Banjo: The Joe Morley Project
Aaron Jonah Lewis' 24-song tribute to the legendary British banjo player and composer Joe Morley (1867-1937) is a fascinating dive...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2020
Louisiana Stomp: 1954-1960 Recordings
Clifton Chenier is one of those rare musicians who pretty much single-handedly created a new genre of music – zydeco....
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2017
The Scoville Units
This British folk group have come together from all over the folk and acoustic scene. Banjo player Leon Hunt and...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: July/2011
Supernatural Love
Colombia's African musical traditions are often overlooked both at home and internationally. The electro-cumbia pioneers Sidestepper – a fluid outfit...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2016
