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Review of Hugsjá

Hugsjá

Ivar BjØrnson & Einar Selvik

Norse Music

Rating: ★★★

In 2014, Norway's Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvik were commissioned to create an album to mark the 200th anniversary of...

Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: November/2018

Review of More Than a Little

More Than a Little

Adrian + Meredith

Adrian + Meredith

Rating: ★★★

Nashville-based husband and wife duo Adrian and Meredith Krygowski are supported by a full-fat seven-piece band for their often-riotous debut...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: May/2017

Review of Echoes of the Mountains

Echoes of the Mountains

Duo Perse-Inca

Top of the World

Analekta

Rating: ★★★★

This and several other new recordings are a collaboration between the Canadian label Analekta and the Centre des Musiciens du...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2021

Review of Folk Music of China Vol 7: Folk Songs of the Yi and Qiang Tribes in Sichuan & Yunnan

Folk Music of China Vol 7: Folk Songs of the Yi and Qiang Tribes in Sichuan & Yunnan

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Naxos World

Rating: ★★★

This might not be an easy-listening album, but it takes one on a rare cultural tour to hear the music...

Reviewed by Mu Qian in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of The Lucky Smile

The Lucky Smile

Rachel Hair

March Hair Records MHRCD002

Rating: ★★★★

The Lucky Smile is a sparkling recording centred around Rachel Hair’s pristine, beautifully detailed harp-playing, the tune selections by turns...

Reviewed by Debbie Koritsas in issue: October/2010

Review of Upcetera

Upcetera

Jim Moray

NIAG Records

Rating: ★★★★

His first solo work in four years could easily be subtitled ‘Jim Moray with Strings,’ with the multi-tracked cello and...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2016

Review of Fall in Mountains

Fall in Mountains

Jarek Adamów

Folken Music

Rating: ★★★

What's striking about this album is how different it is from any other music currently coming out of Poland. It's...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2014

Review of Comorian: We Are an Island, but We’re Not Alone

Comorian: We Are an Island, but We’re Not Alone

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★

This is an oddball of an album. Produced by Ian Brennan – of Tinariwen fame – this release is as...

Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2021

Review of Iníon

Iníon

Inni-K

Top of the World

Green Willow Records

Rating: ★★★★

This album of nine beautifully arranged sean nós songs from the Dublin-based singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Inni-K (Eithne Ní Chatháin)...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2022

Review of Deeper in the Well

Deeper in the Well

Eric Bibb

Dixiefrog

Rating: ★★★★

Eric Bibb: son of Leon Bibb, a fixture in the folk revival scene of the 1960s; nephew of John Lewis,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2012

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