Reviews
North India: Sangeet Trio in Concert
This live recording of ‘Raga Jog’, made in Paris in 1995, brought together for the first time three fascinating representatives...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Salamander
Salamander boasts not one but two conflagration– related tunes. The title-track was written by Bellevue Rendezvous’ fiddle player, Gavin Marwick,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2010
The Railsplitters
The Railsplitters’ eponymous, fan-financed debut isn't going to set the bluegrass world on fire. But anyone can appreciate the smart...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2014
The Hazel and Alice Sessions
Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
Bluegrass veteran Laurie Lewis does her mentors proud with this 14-track tribute to the undisputed female heavyweight champions of the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Hide and Hair
Originally from North Wales and Yorkshire, The Trials of Cato are a trio who got together while they were living...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Bass & Mandolin
Classical bass player Edgar Meyer and bluegrass mandolinist Chris Thile first teamed up on a 2008 duets album that fused...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Cumbias Internacionales
Tita Duval y El Nuevo Ritmo de Bobby Rey
This reissue from Vampisoul is a star-studded album, headed up by the Argentinian couple Roberto Rey and Tita Duval. Duval...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: April/2019
The Witching Tale
I’m afraid I was all too ready to dismiss this eponymous debut album as just so much airy-fairy hokum. The...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/February/2022
Fiesta Balkanica
World music compilations tend to fall into two categories: a selection put together with deep knowledge of a particular region...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: Apr/May/2010
