Reviews
Working-Class Heroes: A History of Struggle in Song
Trump's America ought to be a fertile breeding ground for modern protest songs, but if they're out there, we don't...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2019
A Place in Time
Comprising Ryan Couper (guitar, mandolin), Erik Peterson (percussion, vocals), Lewie Peterson (banjo, mandolin) and Jonny Polson (guitar, vocals), the Shetland-based...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: August/2017
Gadjistan Zizany
There’s no question that this spirited bunch of Barcelona-based musicians are more than proficient at churning out a lightweight, light-hearted...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: March/2012
Djamila
Here's a second album from Mamadou Kelly, a guitarist and singer from the Malian area of Goundam and Niafunke –...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: November/2015
Barlande
A set of eight pieces for flamenco guitar and cello: it’s an unusual combination but an effective one. The pieces...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: March/2012
Somos
Behind mestizo musics often lie unique stories. In the case of the three Villalobos brothers, it's a tale for our...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2020
Belo Belo
Eténèsh Wassié & Mathieu Sourisseau
Yet again, the resources and insight of Francis Falceto have helped create a sturdy musical bridge between Africa and the...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: March/2011
City on a Hill
Richard Thompson's ‘1952 Vincent Black Lightning’ has become something of a new bluegrass standard thanks to The Del McCoury Band's...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2019
Maan Unia, Puun Unia
Finnish runo singing, kalevala verses, ancient myths, magic spells – these are the foundations on which the now legendary Värttinä...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2013
