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Review of For

For

Úna Monaghan

Una Monaghan

Rating: ★★★★

Describing herself as ‘a harper, composer and sound artist,’ Úna Monaghan holds a degree in astrophysics from Cambridge University and...

Reviewed in issue May/2018

Review of Angathin

Angathin

Monsieur Doumani

Top of the World

Monsieur Doumani

Rating: ★★★★★

This is another great disc, possibly their best yet, from the Cypriot trio Monsieur Doumani. They push the musical boat...

Reviewed in issue May/2018

Review of The Morning Tempest

The Morning Tempest

Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente

Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente

Rating: ★★★

Having recently picked up Radio 2's Young Folk Award, Josie Duncan and Pablo Lafuente have released their debut album, and...

Reviewed in issue May/2018

Review of Sròmos

Sròmos

James Duncan Mackenzie

James Mackenzie Music

Rating: ★★★

Piper and flute player with popular Scottish band Breabach, James Duncan Mackenzie comes from Back on the Isle of Lewis...

Reviewed in issue May/2018

Review of Yom

Yom

Yom

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★★

There's your everyday virtuoso klezmer clarinettist, and then there's the enigmatic Yom. Hebrew for ‘day’, the word yom also describes...

Reviewed in issue May/2018

Review of Some Other Land

Some Other Land

Adam Sutherland

Errogie Records

Rating: ★★★★

Perhaps best known for his work as fiddler for The Treacherous Orchestra, Session A9 and Peatbog Faeries, Adam Sutherland is...

Reviewed in issue May/2018

Review of The Ox and the Ax

The Ox and the Ax

Cath & Phil Tyler

Ferric Mordant

Rating: ★★★★

It's the little things that count. At first, you might think there's not much to the music of this highly...

Reviewed in issue May/2018

Review of An Introduction to the Watersons/Waterson:Carthy

An Introduction to the Watersons/Waterson:Carthy

The Watersons

Topic Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Now this must have been quite a job, albeit a highly rewarding and enjoyable one: concertina-ing the recordings of The...

Reviewed in issue May/2018

Review of Yarrow Acoustic Sessions

Yarrow Acoustic Sessions

Lori Watson

Isle Music

Rating: ★★★

Lori Watson grew up in the Scottish Borders, an area where there seems to be a ballad around every bend...

Reviewed in issue May/2018

Review of Glory of the West

Glory of the West

Boldwood

Hobgoblin Records

Rating: ★★★★

Here's an 18th-century fashion that needs reviving: the dance fan. Women took fans to dances to send elaborate signals as...

Reviewed in issue May/2018

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