Reviews
Another Day, Another Story
There is a purity and precision to James Findlay’s rendering of songs and tunes from the English folk tradition. He...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
Front Porch Sessions
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Anyone who has heard the grind and growl of the Indiana three-piece that is The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2017
Cold Weather Music
A skilled and tasteful guitarist, Paul Tasker has taken time out from his band, the Doghouse Roses, to craft a...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Cross Cultural X-periment: The Vanguard
Alexander Fedoriouk is a Ukrainian cimbalom player, currently living in Cleveland, Ohio. The cimbalom is the hammered dulcimer of Eastern...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2021
Between Wind and Water
There's always been a natural joyfulness in the sound the String Sisters make together. Right from their first performance at...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: May/2018
Ayalgalar: Melodies
This is the fourth and highly listenable release by Tyva Kyzy. They were the first and only women's group in...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: May/2020
Pura Vida Conspiracy
It’d be a cliché to mention that salty yeast-based vegetarian spread in relation to whether one has a taste forHütz...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: October/2013
On Clay Hill
This is a family album. On the face of it, it's a stripped-back, purist collection of traditional English folk songs,...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Button Box Breakdown: Old Time Music on the Cajun Accordion
Peter Croft with Mark Jones & Hazel Fairbairn
Button Box Breakdown is an understated and unpretentious instrumental album performed with charm and plenty of musical dexterity. Peter Croft...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2020
Travesía
Gerardo Núñez's infrequent albums have offered persuasive evidence that he is one of the contemporary flamenco guitarists most fluent in...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: October/2012
