Reviews
The Portage
Are there really only four fiddles on this third release from RANT? Such is the richness of sound that I...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
The Reckoning
Topic's series of reissues from its back catalogue in celebration of its 80th year continues to impress with this deluxe...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Iram
Appropriately enough this disc begins with the gently rippling sound of the cimbalom before taking of into the catchy opening...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Wheels of the World
This English folk trio may be young (they're only in their early 20s) but they're already celebrating a decade of...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Rooted
After 2017's Trails & Tribulations, Rooted again boasts contributions from Nancy Kerr, John Smith and Andy Cutting and also includes...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
The Outlander
On his first album, Sweet England, Jim Moray included ‘The Seeds of Love’, the first folk song Cecil Sharp collected....
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Do You Love
Otava Yo are a slightly eccentric Russian folk band from St Petersburg who like to play with the traditions and...
Reviewed in issue December/2019
Barcelone
Judging by recent releases, choro – the Afro-European progenitor of samba – is making a comeback, especially outside its native...
Reviewed in issue November/2019
