Reviews

Here Come the Young

Martyn Joseph

A veteran singer-songwriter and activist, Joseph has purveyed social and protest songs since his first studio release in 1983. The...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Thrace: The Paths of Dionysus

Rodopi Ensemble

The Rodopi Ensemble, comprising violin, clarinet, kanun, assorted percussion and lute plus vocals, was formed during the 1990s in this...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Owerset

Sarah-Jane Summers

Surrounded by the bowed drones of Bridget Marsden's fiddle, Leif Ottosson's accordion and Morten Kvam's double bass, Sarah-Jane Summers' fiddle...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Constant Companion

Cunning Folk

Cunning folk were – are – people of wisdom, practitioners of folk medicine and magic. Here, though, Cunning Folk is...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Unfurl

Fran & Flora

Flora Curzon (violin) and Francesca Ter-Berg (cello) demonstrate a symbiotic musical relationship in this at times remarkable debut album. The...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Maria

Carminho

Within the first few seconds of Maria, Carminho makes one of the boldest moves in her career so far: she...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Vesselil

Vesselil

Vesselil are a female string trio from Denmark playing Nordic folk music and this is their eponymous debut. Their name...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Those Who Roam

Claire Hastings

The second album from 2015 BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Claire Hastings is a real treat. With an...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Tŷ Ein Tadau

VRï

This is a stunning debut of chamber folk from Aneirin Jones on fiddle, cellist, bassist and harmonium player Jordan Price...

Reviewed in issue April/2019

Devla Devla

Dikanda

Dikanda are a superb Balkan and Gypsy band from Poland who have been active more than 20 years, since winning...

Reviewed in issue April/2019