Reviews
Fiddler’s Pastime
The solo debut from award-winning bluegrass fiddler Keith-Hynes of Mile Twelve is not merely a showcase for her own prodigious...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2020
Versos Do Mundo
The ‘Verses of the World’ of the title are the texts and songs for Mess’ third album, which the Afro-Brazilian...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2021
Benedicte Maurseth
Benedicte Maurseth is a pre-eminent player of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle. Unlike the conventional violin, a Hardanger fiddle has four...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: November/2019
Eureka!
Barcelona has long been a hotbed of musical experimentation, producing an almost ridiculously long list of top artists from rumba...
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
The Rough Guide to the Music of Hungary
There has been renewed activity and invention on the Hungarian folk scene in recent years, as a new generation has...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012
Impressions, Improvisations and Compositions
The standard piano is a limited instrument, with each key tuned to a pitch exactly the same distance from its...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: May/2021
Legends & Legacies
In the world of accordion-driven Tejano conjunto music, or Tex-Mex, the Grammy-award winners Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca are both...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2014
Lunar Love
Mop Mop, an Italian instrumental quartet, released the very impressive Isle of Magic album back in 2013. There, they looked...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2016
