Reviews
An Choill Uaigneach
Born in Glasgow to parents from Donegal, Theresa Kavanagh has been immersed in Donegal's fiddle tradition since she moved to...
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The Runaway
Jimmy Lee & the Edge of Chaos Orchestra
Jimmy Lee is like finding an English Johnny Cash hiding out in the back lanes of West Sussex. This might...
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Neue Gezeiten
What an inspired blend of instruments Jodelfisch have alighted upon, variously a mix of harp, accordion, clarinet, tuba or cornet,...
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Pastourelle
Cecilia is a neat little trio of fine Belgian musicians from the bal folk, or Boombal, scene, which is a...
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TÌR: Highland Life & Lore
Brian Ó hEadhra & Fiona Mackenzie
TÌR: Highland Life & Lore is the debut album from the mighty singer-songwriter duo of Brian Ó hEadhra and Fiona...
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Frenzy of the Meeting
The sixth album from popular Scottish quintet Breabach follows two years of international touring during which they won Best Folk...
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Teiliwr: Tailor
An Aberystwyth-based trio brought together in 2014 by, so they say, a common interest in ‘old songs of madness, love,...
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Hillevi
Concept albums are a rare thing in folk music but Hillevi is a fine example; it is the result of...
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Tóg É Go Bog É
Newly reissued on double-vinyl, Tóg É Go Bog É (Take it Easy) is Kíla's 1997 sophomore offering. Then already well-established...
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Allt
Julie Fowlis, Éamon Doorley, Zoë Conway & John Mc Intyre
This feels like something of a Gaelic supergroup album. It brings together two power couples – Hebridean singer and whistles...
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