Reviews
CultureRize: Bamako All Stars Vol I
All-star projects can often end up with curate’s egg on their tracklists. The Bamako-based collective with the cumbersome name are...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: July/2024
Maisha
Maisha is an exquisite debut of originals that vividly bring to life the music of the Gogo (also Wagogo) people...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2024
Dawgnilo!
Dawgnilo! brings together two mandolin maestros, Brazilian Brito and American Grisman. The latter emerged from the Greenwich Village scene as...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: July/2024
Sharing in the Spirit
With Sharing in the Spirit, singer-songwriter Ana Egge shares eight original songs plus covers of songs by Ted Hawkins and...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2024
And Even the Sheep Shall Dance / A Little Bit Slanted (with Molly Donnery) / Tales of Colonsay (with Jessie Summerhayes)
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: The Ciderhouse Rebellion must be the most prolific outfit in folk...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2024
New Stories
This duo recording presents an intriguing clash of cultures. Eve Crazy is a Senegalese female rapper perhaps best-known as a...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: July/2024
You’ve Been a Friend to Me
Sonya Cohen Cramer was a remarkable singer born into a distinguished American folk music family; her father was John Cohen...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/2024
Instrumentals Vol 2: Mandolin Mysteries
Newberg, Oregon, native Jacob Jolliff’s new album, Instrumentals Vol 2: Mandolin Mysteries, is a cleverly conceived collection of acoustic string...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/2024
