Reviews
I Am of Ireland: Yeats in Song
It’s been done before and often, but never with such silken, seductive charm as here. Readily lending themselves to music,...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2021
Coiscéim Coiligh: As the Days Brighten
Coming of age this year, Téada celebrate in fine style with their sixth outing on disc, titled with post-pandemic optimism,...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: August/September/2022
Small Town Heroes
With today's excess of foot-stomping banjo players and dressed-up Americana, you could be forgiven for overlooking this New Orleans-based troupe....
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: October/2014
Hokin Janapar
There was once, in London in the 1920s, a now largely forgotten author named Michael Arlen, an Armenian born in...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: July/2021
Brother Sister
Considering their shared history – basically growing up playing together with Chris Thile in the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2020
Democratic Republic of Congo: Kibali-Ituri – Bira and Hema Music
When it comes to documenting traditional music from around the world, the Ocora Radio France series stands out as one...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2017
To an Isle in the Water
Brisk's music sounds thoroughly and authentically Irish, so it comes as a big surprise to discover the quartet are actually...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: October/2019
Expedition to the Lost World, Part II: Spring
Jarek Adamów is a Polish muti-instrumentalist – accordion, clarinet, hurdy-gurdy and many other things – with a strong interest in the raw...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/September/2022
A Tarot of the Green Wood
The seven songs on this third studio album from Burd Ellen, the Glasgow-based project featuring Debbie Armour and Gayle Brogan,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: January/February/2023
