Reviews
Meråkerklarinetten: Traditional Norwegian Clarinet Tunes from Trøndelag
Bjørn Aksdal and Geir Egil Larsen
Norwegian fiddles have taken up a fair few column inches recently, with so many excellent young fiddlers releasing some fine...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Riû
After a very promising debut album, produced by Argentinian musician Gustavo Santaolalla (leader of Bajofondo Tango Club), Cuca Roseta looked...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2016
Amália Classics on Portuguese Guitar
While never the diva, Custódio Castelo has nevertheless been an animating presence in the world of fado for many decades...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: May/2020
Beneath Our Humble Soil
The Willows, a five-piece band from Cambridge, came together in 2010. They’ve been busy in clubs all over the UK,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2013
On a Good Day
After a seven-year hiatus, Belgian flute player Yves Barbieux returns as part of Polk Trio, bringing together his flute and...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: April/2023
La Mujer Que Yo Quiero
The story of how Israeli singer and guitarist David Broza's new album La Mujer Que Yo Quiero came about is...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2023
Con-Fusion
This steel pan drummer from Trinidad was one of the founding members of cult the outfits 20th Century Steel Band...
Reviewed by John M Gomez in issue: June/2013
The Indispensable 1955-1962
Once music goes out of its 50-year copyright, open season follows on the reissues market. Two issues ago I reviewed...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2015
Trippin’ the Life Fantastic!
Possibly the perfect rock crossover album, this combines all the vim and vigour of bhangra music with prog-rock stadium vocals...
Reviewed by Jill Turner in issue: July/2010
Un Çhengey: One Tongue
One Tongue melds three voices from three different Celtic song traditions – Scottish, Irish and Manx Gaels. Ruth Keggin is...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2016
