Reviews
Rammeslag II
Daniel Sandén-Warg & Sigurd Brokke
As I write, the nominees of the Spellemannprisen, Norway’s Grammy awards, have just been announced. In the category of Best...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2010
From a Heritage Tree
Like so many recent releases, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer Daniel Sherrill’s From a Heritage Tree owes its existence, at least...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/September/2022
Balance l’Aurore
Garance Louis & the Mitochondries
The genres dipped into are familiar, but it's the idiosyncrasies that this French singer, composer and accordionist brings to her...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2018
Bellows and Pipes
Markku Lepistö & Mikko Helenius
The sound and grandeur of a vast cathedral, and the intimacy of chamber music: the combination of church organ and...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2019
Through the Seasons: A Year in Morris and Folk Dance
Will Pound's incendiary harmonica playing has overshadowed his mastery of the melodeon – an injustice Through the Seasons puts to...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2018
Ribbons
Justin Adams feat Anneli Drecker
From his solo debut with 2001's Desert Road through to his production work with Tinariwen, collaborations with Robert Plant and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2017
Young Waters
Young Waters are led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Theo Passington with a trio of string players – violin, viola...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2018
Acoustic (Live)
Hailing from Saint-Étienne’s Algerian community, Dub Inc grew to fame on French radio waves with a unique fusion of reggae,...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: May/2021
Lady Diamond
Bryony Griffith & Will Hampson
Surprisingly, this is the debut album by a duo that already has a long pedigree. Griffith and Hampson have been...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
The Silent Majority
With two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards wins, a couple of acclaimed albums, a live DVD and even a recent...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2016
