Reviews
30 Years Live!
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
If Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys are a new band to you, then you probably haven't listened to much,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2019
When the Sun Comes Up
The third studio album by Toronto's Lonesome Ace Stringband underscores the trio's reputation as a tightly knit unit committed to...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2018
Diamonds on the Water
After two years touring and picking upa brace of awards for Ragged Kingdom, Oysterband's reunion collaboration with June Tabor, Diamonds...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Apr/May/2014
Local Stranger
Classically trained Alkinoos Ioannidis has been recording and performing world-wide since 1993. One of the younger generation of guitar-playing Greek...
Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: July/2012
Sefardix
Oles Brothers & Jorgos Skolias
The concept behind this album is intriguing: the reimagining of Sephardic songs in a setting for drums and double bass;...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: December/2015
Trikala
One wonders whether in a past life Simon Thacker was a Bengali itinerant Baul mystic musician, or perhaps a South...
Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: March/2019
RDS-202
KermesZ à l'Est are not only the wildest Balkan band in Belgium, but probably on the planet. I first encountered...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2020
Seed
Edinburgh-based harpist Fiona Rutherford presents a beautifully composed listening experience with her latest release Seed. A fine mix of classical...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2023
(In search of) New Flemish Masters
Abdulrasol is a brave and intriguing musician. A multi-instrumentalist born in Iraq and now based in Belgium, he plays an...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2024
