Reviews
Of Lovers, Gamblers and Parachute Skirts
Taraf de Haidouks exploded out of Romania as soon as communism ended, introducing Balkan Gypsy music to the West; their...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2015
Cavaquinho Cantado
The cavaquinho is an ancestor of the ukulele and has a long-standing tradition in Portuguese music, particularly in the northern...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Solos
Accordionist Markku Lepistö grew up immersed in the folk traditions of the region around Finland's Lake Kuortane and, encouraged by...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2018
Inch’Allah Baby
Temenik Electric won plaudits for their robust blend of Maghreb styles with rock, pop and electronic sounds on 2013 debut...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2015
Music in the Glen
Brendan Mulholland, Conor Lamb, Deirdre Galway
Music in the Glen is a promising debut by three stalwarts of Northern Ireland's live scene: Brendan Mulholland (flute and...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2018
The Upsetter/Scratch The Upsetter Again
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
While this single CD containing two albums is credited to ‘The Upsetter’, the man behind the magic across the 24...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
In Flow
Irish concertina master Jack Talty here presents his first solo album, a well-considered collection of tunes. Jigs, reels, hornpipes and...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2017
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Got Myself Together (Ten Years Later)
An interesting concept is this latest album by singer-songwriter and banjo-picker extraordinaire Edward D (for Danny) Barnes. A Texas native,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2016
Here Come the Young
A veteran singer-songwriter and activist, Joseph has purveyed social and protest songs since his first studio release in 1983. The...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2019
