Reviews
From the Devil’s Punchbowl
Fresh evidence of a new generation from north of the border adding its own distinctive stamp on Irish traditional music...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2022
Sand, Silt, Flint
Avant-garde folk doesn’t get much better than this. Fiona Soe Paing’s second solo album provides a brooding soundtrack to the...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: January/February/2023
Hawaii to Calcutta: A Tribute to Tau Moe
Bhattacharya is an extraordinary musician. He may be best known for inventing the slide guitars that allow him to play...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2017
Azaadi: Freedom
Samia Malik's album is autobiographical, bringing out the personal from the political via a series of original English and Urdu...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: October/2017
Amplitude
Danças Ocultas & Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras
The concertina is as versatile as it is portable – hence its pivotal role in American, Argentinian and South African...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2017
Luxe
Yann Tambour is a French singer and composer who records under the name Encre and also Stranded Horse. He plays...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2016
Iquitos – Amazonía – Perú
Through the 1970s Raul Llerena (aka Ranil) took his band up and down the Amazon from their base in Iquitos,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2020
Ex Oriente: Music by GI Gurdjieff
In keeping with the teachings of GI Gurdjieff, the creation of Ex Oriente has been a long, non-linear journey. Gurdjieff...
Reviewed by Douglas Macgregor in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Himlen Har Sove Bort Mørkret
Sigrid Moldestad is highly respected for her fiddle and Hardanger playing, not to mention her singing. For years she’s been...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2013
