Reviews
Bu Bir Ruya
The Dirtmusic duo has now become a trio, with guitarists Hugo Race and Chris Eckman being joined by saz (lute)...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Mother
George Xylouris and Jim White are a mesmerising double act, what with the Cretan laouto player and singer's nimble string...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
We Have Tigers
I have mixed feelings about We Have Tigers, the debut folk album of the Finnish-English artist Inga Liljeström. Let's deal...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Eco do Futuro
It's always refreshing to encounter a band that defies stereotypes, especially one with a lead singer who hails from balmy,...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
No Land
Olivier Mellano, Brendan Perry & Bagad’ Cesson
Brendan Perry's voice is a deep, sonorous instrument that carries all before it: a strong tidal river without a shore....
Reviewed in issue March/2018
The Worst is Yet to Come: Best Of 1995-2017
Norway's Los Plantronics have been rocking for more than 20 years now, hence this double CD or double-vinyl compilation. The...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Franklin
In 1845, the 129-strong crew of Captain John Franklin's expedition to discover the famed North-West Passage vanished in the icy...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Taos
Efrén López, Stelios Petrakis & Bijan Chemirani
In a trio setting there is little space to hide, so it is fortunate that each of the musicians here...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Balfron Promise
Comprising four musicians with Palestinian roots who formed a group in Jordan in 2013 but who are now resident in...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Why Should Your Heart Not Dance
A mixture of improvisatory jazz and folk traditions, with clever vocal harmony and counterpoint, Asaran Earth Trio are three female...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
