Reviews
What's Left of Spider John
Spider John Koerner is championed in Bob Dylan's Chronicles memoir – the two young men used to play the Minneapolis...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Nigeria Special Volume 2: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds and Nigerian Blues 1970-6
When the Nigerian civil war ended in 1970, a period of experimentation and musical freedom ensued, producing some rich and...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Apr/May/2010
A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
From Radio 4's Tweet of the Day to Sam Lee's nocturna nightingale sessions, ornithology has gone mainstream. Sadly, the renewed...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2020
Along the Silk Road: Ancient and Modern Music for the Kugo
Ancient and modern music for the what? Listening blind to this instrument, you’d be forgiven for mistaking it for the...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: July/2010
Gleann Ciùin
Singer’s Gleann Ciùin is her second album dedicated to evoking the Cairngorms. It’s framed by two epic 19-minute tracks, the...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2025
Music for the Hawaiian Islands Vol 2: Kahelelani Niihau
The second of a six-part CD series highlighting the music of the Hawaiian Islands, this release further expands the reputation...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015
Vinyl Box Set #5
Fela Kuti’s vast and sprawling catalogue has been repackaged and repurposed, anthologised and annotated countless times since his death in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2022
Humans
This nine-piece, comprising members from the UK, Congo, Italy, France, Argentina and New Zealand, is a fantastic emblem of the...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Live at the NCH
Dublin's National Concert Hall has become a home from home for The Gloaming – they spent seven nights there in...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2018
