Reviews
Junkerpunch
Hillfolk Noir are a trio of banjo, fiddle and double bass who hail from Boise, Idaho. The band are led...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: August/2017
Nha Sunhu
Think of the music of Guinea-Bissau, and the artists that spring to mind are probably men: Ernesto Dabo, Justino Delgado...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2016
By the Night
With their 2016 debut Call Me Home, the folk trio of Christina Alden, Alex Patterson and Noel Dashwood applied the...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Greater Jamaica
Producer Duke Reid's compilation advertises ‘Reggay at its best’ – that's reggae circa 1969, as connoisseurs will note from the...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/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
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
Nduggu
Rafiki Jazz have carved out a reputation for their beautifully fluid mixing of musical traditions that always sounds natural, never...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2021
Culture Kin
It has been seven years since the last album from this San Francisco string quartet led by Irene Sazer (a...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: November/2019
Life in a Paper Boat
This is Kate Rusby's 14th studio album in nearly 25 years as an artist – quite an achievement. Life in...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2016
