Reviews
Shakespeare Songs
Opening with an a capella version of the witches’ curses, spells and premonitions from the murky first scene of Macbeth...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2018
2019
At a recent meeting to plan Songlines' 20th anniversary commemorative special (out on September 6), we found ourselves wondering what...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2019
There’s More Pretty Girls Than One
This four-piece acoustic ensemble consists of two Americans and two Brits who live in France. One of the Americans is...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2012
Nādī
Over a series of impressive solo albums, the guitarist Guy Buttery has established himself as a major force in South...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2020
Hjeltamôs
Per Gudmundson & Bengan Janson
A crackling fire under a summer sky, dried flowers on a windowsill, a wistful smile and the coolness of grass...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2018
Código de Barros
The roots music of the Iberian peninsula runs the whole gamut, from Celtic-inflected Galician piping to a multitude of flamenco...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Lindé
After years of playing with Ali Farka Touré, Afel Bocoum seemed well placed to take over the great man’s mantle...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2020
Jubel
Two decades ago a group of young folk musicians said farewell to the Norwegian State Music Academy and decided to...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2021
Emeralds & Greenstone
It’s a long way from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, but Christchurch-based quartet Emeralds & Greenstone are attempting...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2010
Live at the Sydney Opera House
The oud is normally rather a modest instrument, so an oud concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
