Reviews
Kotiin
Anne-Mari Kivimäki | Anne-Mari Kivimäki & Palomylly
Recorded across Finland, Estonia and Iceland, Kotiin (Homeward) blends Kivimäki’s hypnotic accordion with regional instruments such as the kantele (zither)...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Children of Albion
Artist Ben Edge released his absorbing large-format compendium of British folk customs last year, featuring vivid narrative artworks and first-person...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Tagal
This is Norwegian vocal group Kvedarkvintetten‘s third album, a collaboration between the talented quintet and composer/folk musician Jorun Marie Rypdal...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Malmin Med Åshild Vetrhus
With rugged fjords, stony cliffsides and fishing villages, Rogaland in Norway is also home to a remarkably raw-sounding tradition of...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Niepraudzivaya
Hajda Banda are one of the best traditional bands to have emerged in Poland in recent years. Led by Belarusian...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Alé: Iberian Chants
Combine jazz, improv, Iberian folk and flamenco and stand back for a restless, roaming set that opens with a Catalan...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Dreamscapes
After 25 years of travelling the world, fiddle juggernaut Frigg rolls like a well-oiled machine – albeit with a few...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Riζituals: Inspired by Cretan Vocal Traditions
This is an intriguing album, reworking the rizitika vocal tradition of Crete for female voices and a backing of Greek...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Teeth of Time
Belfast-based singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside’s latest album ranges from the atmospheric opener ‘Teeth of Time: Mountain’ – its first half a...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
