Reviews
West
The Scottish harpist and singer – one quarter of the acclaimed Furrow Collective, and winner of the 2017 BBC Radio...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Aquai
Translating as ‘Here’ in the Salento dialect of southern Italy that used to be called Calabria, Aquai is Domo Emigrantes'...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Way of the Gull
This British five-piece with a strong Isle of Man flavour has its roots in Irish, Scottish and Manx traditions and...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
An Introduction to Norma Waterson
The last song on this album is ‘Bunch of Tyme’ from the 2010's Gift that Waterson made with her daughter...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Flat as the Earth
Here's a welcome surprise from Belfast: traditional Irish music filtered through an easy-going 1960s West Coast vibe, with a splash...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
La Mentirosa
Pop, world, rock and indigenous folk aren't tidied up into pigeonholes in Italy. With her third release, Italian singer-songwriter Flo...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Ankerdram
Here we have a good example of the old adage about not judging a book by its cover. The photo...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
O Turno da Noite
In the late 19th century, groups of college students in Portugal started to get together in large musical ensembles, celebrating...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
Free One
A highly respected duo in their own right, Jenn Butterworth (guitar) and Laura-Beth Salter (mandolin) are joined by three equally...
Reviewed in issue December/2018
