Reviews
Last Night's Joy
Renowned for his lightness of touch and sweetness of sound, Co Louth fiddler Gerry O'Connor has been a major presence...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: March/2019
Made in Malawi
There has sadly been very little international exposure for the music and musicians of Malawi. There is no immediately identifiable...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2015
Rendez-vous Barbès
The opening number, ‘Sidi Yahia-bnef Paris’, effortlessly mixes elements of Gnawa trance with a low-slung growling rock riff that The...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: October/2010
Bennesbeh Labokra… Chou?
This is an interesting release – Ziad Rahbani is the son of Lebanon’s foremost diva, Fairuz, and her husband, Assi...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2021
Vocal Superstars at King Jammy’s
Probably the most inventive of producer King Tubby’s dub apprentices, King Jammy took computerised reggae and gave it a defibrillating...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
The Lark’s Call
Born and raised in France, now ensconced in Dingle, County Kerry, where he has attracted attention as the uilleann piper...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2022
Sonda
Several times All-Ireland Champion uilleann piper Richard Neylon sets his stall out as a multi-instrumentalist on his first long-player by...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2019
The Space Between
For their new inter-Celtic album, the five-piece Mabon, led by the accordion and voice of Jamie Smith, enlisted Jim Moray...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2016
Songs My Ruiner Gave to Me: Concerning Love, Madness & Obsession
Bedford's 2011 album, Tales from the Weeping Willow, focused on the former Orbital singer's penchant for folk and country, featuring...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2018
Twenty Live!
As the title suggests, this album is a celebration of, and love-in for, the Welsh five-piece Mabon and the fans...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: December/2018
