Bob Dylan’s 1985 box set Biograph came with an interview in which Dylan said: “Some guys got it down –...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2025
This kit-bag full of old songs springs from John Kirkpatrick's feeling that we get nearer to what the soldiers felt...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2015
This special project, brought out by Turkey’s Kalan after three years of preparation, collects new recordings of 46 Abdal folk...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: April/2025
Nine years ago, The Rough Guide to Desert Blues provided an impressive overview of the music of the Sahara, including...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: November/2019
Hedy West is perhaps best remembered today as composer of the folk standard ‘500 Miles’ – a song that she...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Violinist Anna Phoebe is a rock and commercial music veteran best known as a member of progressive rock outfit Trans-Siberian...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Bordered by Mali, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Niger, and with a population that spans some 60 different...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2017
Coming of age this year, Téada celebrate in fine style with their sixth outing on disc, titled with post-pandemic optimism,...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: August/September/2022
Jug bands were one of the phenomenons of 1920s and 30s blues, their members being so poor they literally blew...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: August/2017
Bulgarian singer Gergana Dimitrova will be familiar to many as a member of the women’s vocal ensemble, the Eva Quartet....
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2014
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