Reviews
Momentos
Dulce Pontes began her musical career in 1991 when, as a shy teenager, she sang for Portugal in the Eurovision...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Answer Ballads
It’s such a neat concept, you’re surprised no one has thought of doing it before: ‘answer songs’ to classic pop...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
La Noche Más Larga
As the sultry faux-40s black and white photo on the CD cover might suggest, Buika has changed direction on her...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: October/2013
The Art of Sinawi: A Shamanic Legacy
The jazz-like sinawi is one of the most intriguing genres of Korean music. Originally the instrumental soundtrack to large-scale shamanic...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: March/2016
Pannonian Songs
Andrea Rost is one of Hungary’s best-known opera singers, with an international career performing at opera houses from La Scala...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2012
Lose an Hour
Fiddle and mandolin player Tom Newell, guitarist Alex Bishop and accordionist Aidan Shepherd are the talented young trio Effra and,...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
The New Farming Scene
This is the third album from the Edinburgh-based band that brings together British folk songs with the American bluegrass style...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: October/2010
Changeable Heart
Notman first hit the folk scene back in 2007 with her debut, Threads, leading to a nomination for the BBC...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2019
