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Review of Solid Ground

Solid Ground

Shane Mulchrone

Raelach Records

Rating: ★★★★

Mayo-born banjo player Shane Mulchrone makes a solid debut with his first long-player, Solid Ground. A veteran of the live...

Reviewed in issue July/2018

Review of Wesele!

Wesele!

Tęgie Chłopy

Top of the World

Wodzirej Records

Rating: ★★★★

Tęgie Chłopy are one of Poland's best new traditional groups, reviving the repertoire of the Kielce region in central Poland....

Reviewed in issue July/2018

Review of ARC

ARC

Michael McGoldrick

Vertical Records

Rating: ★★★★

Although this is only McGoldrick's fifth solo album in 22 years and his first since 2010, the genial Manchester-based flute,...

Reviewed in issue July/2018

Review of ‘Live’ in Foix

‘Live’ in Foix

Tcha Limberger Trio with Mozes Rosenberg

Lejazzetal Records

Rating: ★★★

Tcha Limberger is a super-skilled and versatile violinist, who plays in a number of different genres. Sometimes it's Transylvanian folk,...

Reviewed in issue July/2018

Review of The Crowing

The Crowing

Bird in the Belly

GFM Records

Rating: ★★★★

A striking album of fresh explorations into the more obscure corners and bridleways of English music and folklore, The Crowing...

Reviewed in issue July/2018

Review of An Introduction to Ewan MacColl

An Introduction to Ewan MacColl

Ewan MacColl

Topic Records

Rating: ★★

Ewan MacColl was hugely important in the folk revival of the mid-20th century. He worked first in radical theatre, acting...

Reviewed in issue July/2018

Review of Lai Māsiņa Rotājās!

Lai Māsiņa Rotājās!

Auļi

CPL Music

Rating: ★★★★

Subtlety is the last thing you might expect from a band of massed bagpipers, accompanied by serried drums including ‘one...

Reviewed in issue July/2018

Review of Diivan Jäljet

Diivan Jäljet

Johanna Juhola

Westpark

Rating: ★★★★

The Finnish accordionist Johanna Juhola is a Björk-like figure: enigmatic, daring, witty, unpredictable, warm, passionate and utterly brilliant. She's been...

Reviewed in issue July/2018

Review of The Lost Songs of World War II

The Lost Songs of World War II

Yiddish Glory

Top of the World

Six Degrees

Rating: ★★★★

It is truly extraordinary how so many treasures of Jewish music got lost or were concealed behind the Iron Curtain...

Reviewed in issue June/2018

Review of An Introduction to Martin Simpson

An Introduction to Martin Simpson

Martin Simpson

Topic Records

Rating: ★★★★

Martin Simpson has curated his own Introduction To set for the Topic label, and has even gone to the trouble...

Reviewed in issue June/2018

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