Reviews
Ankomst
A prize–winning folk fiddler, Gjermund Larsen is a top–notch musician and can clearly do whatever he wants to on the...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: Apr/May/2010
Carta a mi Amada
The ultimate world music, tango had crossed the globe many decades before any such phrase was coined. It is a...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2018
Hillbilly Ragas
The John Fahey-coined term “American primitive guitar” has become murky of late, with some guitarists disregarding it completely due to...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2025
Maiden Voyage
So, 2021’s taste for the sea shanties may be starting to go as stale as a ship’s biscuit, but there...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2022
The Rough Guide to Flamenco
It is a huge challenge to do justice to an entire culture with a single CD. You have to decide...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: October/2013
At the Heart of it All
Capercaillie’s Donald Shaw has recently observed that, even when you’ve been at the forefront of contemporary Gaelic music for 30...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
The Afrosound of Colombia Vol 2
Madrid-based label Vampisoul continue their magnificent mission to reissue great lost Latin music with this dynamic album. Here are 24...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2015
In the Wake of Neil Gunn
In the early 20th century Neil Gunn was one of the most prolific and influential writers in Scotland, with a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Fuego Por Dentro – The Fire Within
A tasteful blend of tradition and innovation, Fuego Por Dentro – The Fire Withinis Finnish singer Anna Murtola's debut that ties together...
Reviewed by Shukri Habib Ali in issue: May/2019
The Arch
This collaboration, only released recently, may have been the last work of the respected French musician, producer and remix specialist...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Apr/May/2013
