Reviews

Still Getting Away With It

Chris Newman

Taking the time out from his duo with Irish harper Máire Ni Chathasaigh and their quartet with Arty McGlynn and...

Reviewed by Jon Mitchell in issue: March/2011

Sun Dogs

Snowflake Trio

Comprising Ireland's Nuala Kennedy and Norway's Frode Haltli and Vegar Vårdal, Snowflake Trio provide a rare mix of jigs and...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2019

If I Had the Strength

Lemon Bucket Orkestra

I'd never considered that Gogol Bordello might be popular in Canada, but Canadian band Lemon Bucket Orkestra prove that the...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2018

HaitaNola

Lakou Mizik

Haitian roots revival outfit Lakou Mizik prompted double takes with their 2016 debut album Wa Di Do, a work that...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2019

What's Not Enough About That?

Vula Viel

This third album shows how Vula Viel have very quickly become a band whose new releases you breathlessly await and...

Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: May/2020

Gatehouse

Tús Nua

Meaning ‘New Beginnings’, Tús Nua are an aptly named quartet, as they step onto the traditional scene for the first...

Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: April/2017

Diouke

Diouke

Everything was going so well: the dexterous kora kumbengo (harp-lute) on opening track ‘Lima;’ the integration of cello and accordion...

Reviewed by Olivia Haughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Waters Wide

Koral Society

Somewhat of a supergroup, Koral Society comprises Caroline Trettine on guitar and lead vocals, Mosi Conde on kora and Alison...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2017

Riobó

Riobó

Having played with Carlos Nunez, Anxo Lorenzo and Susana Seivane amongst others, as well as being a member of the...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Nov/Dec/2011

Tarantism

Magic Tuber Stringband

With a name reminiscent of The Incredible String Band you might be expecting psychedelic folk played on a variety of...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2023