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Review of Pa el Agus y el Uli

Pa el Agus y el Uli

Orquesta Típica Juan Pablo Navarro

Sunnyside Records

Rating: ★★★

This Argentinian orquesta típica – the classic tango band of ten or so players – is in fact atypical in...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2016

Review of Cyprus Well

Cyprus Well

Jim Causley

Folk Police Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Cyprus Well is a terrace of small houses in Launceston, a town just west of the Tamar, the river between...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2013

Review of Carolan

Carolan

Simon Mayor

Acoustics Records

Rating: ★★★★

Simon Mayor started out as a guitarist and fiddler before emerging as a pre-eminent mandolin player and composer. With Carolan...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2023

Review of Mambo Cosmico

Mambo Cosmico

Sonido Gallo Negro

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★

Sonido Gallo Negro are a nine-piece band from Mexico City who are intent on exploring the outer limits of cumbia....

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2018

Review of The Rough Guide to the Music of China

The Rough Guide to the Music of China

VARIOUS ARTISTS

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★

Although the liner notes trumpet the massive changes in China since the last Rough Guide CD was compiled ten years...

Reviewed by Rachel Harris in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Review of One Rainy Evening

One Rainy Evening

Naomi Vercauteren Trio

Appel Rekords

Rating: ★★★

Belgian violinist Naomi Vercauteren studied classical music at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, where she carried out research into bowing...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2018

Review of When I Was A Lad

When I Was A Lad

Megson

Proper Records

Rating: ★★★

Serial folk award-nominees Megson, otherwise known as husband and wife duo Stu and Debbie Hanna, took a break from music...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2012

Review of Hook

Hook

MacMaster/Hay

MDMC Records

Rating: ★★

Mary MacMaster and Donald Hay form an interesting duo, playing harp and drums. MacMaster is also a member the all-female...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Review of Syzygy

Syzygy

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas

Culburnie Records

Rating: ★★★

Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and his longtime musical partner, Californian cellist Natalie Haas, released their first set as a duo...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2021

Review of Nine Waves

Nine Waves

Ye Vagabonds

River Lea Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

For their second album on the excellent River Lea label, Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn, aka Ye Vagabonds, are joined...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2022

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