Reviews
Pencaitland
The seven-strong folk collective from Edinburgh who have made their name blending Celtic folk songs with the old¬time string band...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Some Kind of Certainty
Breabach member and 2008 Young Traditional Musician of the Year award winner Ewan Robertson opens his debut release with a...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2011
En Mi Piel
Flamenco artists continue to coin new genres. The Mallorca-born African gitana Concha Buika takes flamenco’s pained message and impassioned spirit...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2012
Sacred Words
Australian-born Manika Kaur is a singer of shabad-kirtan, verses from the Sikh Holy scriptures consisting of poetry written by the...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: July/2018
Postcards and Pocketbooks: The Best of Bella Hardy
With a career stretching back to her early teens as a member of The Pack, a 12-piece that graced the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
A Wonder Working Stone
Roberts'previous album, Too long in This Condition, focused on the ancient, traditional wing of the folk repertoire, and proved to...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2013
Francesita
‘Francesita’ is one of several pieces on this fine double album composed by Enrique Delfino, the now near-forgotten pioneer of...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
