Reviews
Rhythm and Rhyme
This lot are good. Really good. Having seen them wow Antipodean and British audiences with their compelling mix of samba,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
All Dressed in Yellow
The cover of All Dressed in Yellow features a photo of a man with his arm outstretched holding, horizontal, in...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2010
A History of Insolence
Naomi Bedford is no stranger to political activism, nor is she afraid of emotionally-charged subject matter, as her acclaimed 2011...
Reviewed by Tom Ryder in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Malta's Lost Voices
Now that's what I call a CD set. A foot-tall board-encased booklet, shaped like an old gramophone loudspeaker trumpet, is...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2011
Live in France
Who would ever have thought that two Mexican guitarists who busked the streets of Dublin would turn out to be...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2011
Slide Guitar Ragas from Dusk Till Dawn
The Grammy-nominated pioneering slide-guitarist is back with another brilliant album, tracing an Indian classical journey from dusk till dawn. Beginning...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: July/2015
Eusebio
Two years ago the Italian singer Giulia Tellarini and her chums were among the multi-national swarms of tourists strumming guitars...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: October/2010
Live On Tour: Union Chapel November 2010
The Gift Band | Various Artists
There's not been, to my knowledge, a live album from Norma Waterson. So give a warm hand, please, for this...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2012
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Between 1972 and 1997, The Penguin Cafe Orchestra cut a unique and much¬loved swathe through that musical realm where folk,...
Reviewed by Tim Camming in issue: October/2010
Poor Stuart
In Poor Stuart the London-born singer, double bassist and saxophonist has produced a rather extraordinary acoustic album of songs that...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2018
