Reviews
Hurry the Jug
Leonard Barry, Declan Folan & Shane McGowan
Leonard Barry, Declan Folan and Shane McGowan's long comradeship in countless live sessions pays crisp, spryly accented dividends aplenty in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2020
Trust the Sea to Guide Me
A well-crafted third solo recording from Lewis-born singer and multi – instrumentalist Iain Morrison, this album demonstrates his gift for...
Reviewed by Debbie Koritsas in issue: July/2010
Übersee
The Süddeutsche funkateers are back with a bang. For those listeners who were lucky enough to stumble across last year's...
Reviewed by Lemez Lovas in issue: March/2010
A Lifetime of Happiness
Worthy successor of a folk singing tradition rooted in Ireland, following in the footsteps of no less than Paul Brady...
Reviewed by Anne G-E in issue: May/2019
Espontáneo: The Abdala Sessions
Maykel Elizarde, Dayron Ortega Guzmán, & Eduardo Silveira
Meaning ‘Spontaneous’, Espontáneo is more a recording of a coincidental collective than a band per se. While in Havana working...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: May/2019
Aria
Richard Galliano & Thierry Escaich
The witty liner notes to this collaboration liken the meeting between accordionist Richard Galliano and organist Thierry Escaich to a...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2018
A Gypsy Journey Part II: El Refugio
Mexico City-born El Javi humbly styles himself ‘The King of Rock Flamenco.’ The follow-up to an earlier EP called The...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2018
Mis Ancestros
Perkutao are an Afro-Peruvian percussion ensemble founded in 2005 and directed by Percy Chinchilla, musician, percussionist, zapateador and teacher. Mis...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2022
Mireya
From Puerto Rico, born to a Dominican mum and Mexican dad, Mireya is singer and founder of NYC-based all-women mariachi...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: August/September/2022
