Reviews
1990
The village of Szászcsávás in Romania only has 1,000 inhabitants, but its fame far outweighs its size thanks to its...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Head Canon
This is a very strong debut from an accomplished folk voice. Ashworth has toured with Chris Wood, with whom parallels...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
365: Volume 2
Reveal Records issued Volume 1 in the spring of 2018, with Lau's fiddler joining forces with jazz pianist Kit Downes...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
To an Isle in the Water
Brisk's music sounds thoroughly and authentically Irish, so it comes as a big surprise to discover the quartet are actually...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
Air Iomall
This is the kind of album that leaves you wanting to hear the whole CD again immediately without having to...
Reviewed in issue October/2019
What Makes You
Indie folk champions Elephant Sessions return with their second album, and a cracker it is too. Winners of Live Act...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Meanders
A Labrador, catching the scent of rabbits in the bushes, sniffs about. ‘Polly in the Wood’, one of several lovely...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Tango Ladeado
Janne Rättyä & Patrick Demenga
Finland's tango, while a spin-off of the Argentinian/Parisian original and almost as old, is a separate tradition altogether. Its cool,...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
An Evening With
To celebrate more than 20 years as a duo, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan opted not for some studio compilation...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
Give Me Wine
Hungarian band Romano Drom have been together for at least 20 years; in that time they have established themselves as...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2019
