Reviews
Grace Bay
Tommy McCarthy & Louise Costello
Offspring of noted figures in their native West Clare and County Galway, the husband-and-wife team of Tommy McCarthy and Louise...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2014
Seamount
Birlinn Jiarg are a band that was put together by whistle and Anglo concertina player Beccy Hurst to perform the...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2017
Vento do Mar
This soulful album has the seamless feel of a longtime collaboration, rather than the debut production that it is. Portuguese...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: December/2024
Ranjha
Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express
Shye Ben Tzur is an Israeli singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist with an intriguing history. He was so excited after attending...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2026
Fingertip Carnival
Wu Man is a remarkable lady. The best-known exponent of the pipa, the pear-shaped Chinese lute, she has used the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
City of Refuge
Though she’s a recent addition to their catalogue, Rounder Records could present banjoist, vocalist, and songwriter Abigail Washburn as an...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2011
Not Our First Goat Rodeo
Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan & Edgar Meyer
It's almost a decade since the adventurous classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma teamed up with bluegrass fiddle/banjo player Stuart Duncan, double...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2020
This Appearing World
Marilyn Crispell, Richard Nunns & Jeff Henderson
This adventurous collaborative recording teams American avant– garde pianist and composer Marilyn Crispell with two Kiwis – reed player Jeff...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2013
Vodou Alé
Chouk Bwa were a revelation upon their debut album, 2015's Se Nou Ki La! (reviewed in #110), a wonderful set...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2020
