Reviews

Entre l’Érable et le Cocotier

Pascale LeBlanc

Although born in Montréal, singer and multi-instrumentalist Pascale LeBlanc grew up in Haiti, her mother’s homeland. Her songs reflect much...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: January/February/2023

Nehalennia

Naragonia Quartet

The Belgian Naragonia Quartet is a quality act. Toon Van Mierlo and Pascale Rubens are a button accordion duo, roping...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2025

Terre Rouge

Vishtèn

At the opening weekend of this summer's Mendocino Music Festival in California, two bands from eastern Canada made an interesting...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2015

Mosaïk

Vishtèn

Many artists from many different places feel that in order to bring contemporary audiences to traditional material, they need to...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: October/2013

The Guesthouse Sessions

Naragonia

Lockdown has proved a rich creative experience for the Belgian bal folk duo, diatonic accordionists Pascale Rubens and Toon Van...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2021

Myriad

Naragonia

Pascale Rubens and Toon van Mierlo are Naragonia, a Belgian button accordion duo who bring in a wide range of...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Silentski

Naragonia

This is the eighth album from the Belgian balfolk duo formed during the Andanças Festival in Portugal in 2003. It...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2021

Boukane

Lolomis

This is the second album from the quartet Lolomis, featuring a line-up of vocals, flutes, harp and drums, although there's...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2017

Horizons

Vishtèn

Vishtèn comprises multi-instrumentalists Emmanuelle and Pastelle LeBlanc from the Evangeline Region of Prince Edward Island, home to a Francophone Acadian...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2019