Reviews
Songs of Separation
The star-studded folk ensemble has become a staple of both stage and CD – witness the likes of The Full...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2016
In the Wake of Neil Gunn
In the early 20th century Neil Gunn was one of the most prolific and influential writers in Scotland, with a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Me Decidí
Can it really be five years since the last CD from the Duke of bachata, Joan Soriano? No wonder life's...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: April/2016
On Tour/Reunion
It's 1965, British Guiana is on the cusp of independence, ready to throw off the corrupt yoke of Albion, and...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019
Fragments
American multi-instrumentalist Yoni Avi Battat has undergone a journey of discovery to reconnect with his Iraqi-Jewish roots through the medium...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2022
Tŷ Ein Tadau
This is a stunning debut of chamber folk from Aneirin Jones on fiddle, cellist, bassist and harmonium player Jordan Price...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2019
Louisiana Sun
Some years back, Mama Rosin, the high-octane punk Cajun combo from Switzerland, met Hipbone Slim & the Knee Tremblers, a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Makan
Driss El Maloumi’s previous solo album L’Âme Dansée showed him to be one of the most promising oud (lute) players...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2014
Al Andalus
This is a strange and frustrating disc. It’s a digital remastering of an analogue recording first issued more than 30...
Reviewed by Dennis Marks in issue: July/2010
