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Vigüela

Vigüela, a traditional Central Spanish folk quintet, take inspiration from US ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax, using the Castillian songbook as a...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

8 Sonneurs pour Philip Glass

Erwan Keravec

Breton sonneur Keravec has long taken the bagpipes into new territories; no mean feat for an instrument so ancient. Early...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

Sem Palavras (feat Iván ‘Melon’ Lewis)

Marta Pereira da Costa

‘Queen of the Portuguese Guitar’, Pereira da Costa may only be on her second album, but her trailblazing reputation as...

Reviewed in issue November/2024

SÁLA

Kati Rán

Dutch performer Kati Rán describes her music as ‘dark Nordic folk’ revealing her deep affinity with Norse mythology. The title...

Reviewed in issue October/2024

Barefoot in Bryophyte

Mari Kvien Brunvoll & Stein Urheim with Moskus

Already a fan, I was lucky enough to see the first public outing of this project in Voss Jazz Festival...

Reviewed in issue October/2024

Folklórica

Lars Bech Pilgaard

Folklórica is a dispatch from the world of Danish experimental guitar. It contends that the instrument has under-explored potential, which...

Reviewed in issue October/2024

Oriental Mirrors

Multumult

Romanian improvising unit Multumult have released four studio sessions, but this is their first live album, recorded at Bucharest’s Green...

Reviewed in issue October/2024

Hydra

Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O’Leary

Inspired by the Greek island of Hydra, and by living in a remote village in the Austrian Alps, Irish traditional...

Reviewed in issue October/2024

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5MIINUST & Puuluup

Two Estonian guys, circling their 50s, wearing black suits and performing wild live shows all around Europe with singing, rapping,...

Reviewed in issue October/2024

Alva

Mari Boine

“I’ve found my home,” says Sámi singer Boine, “me and my voice we’re together now.” She’s spent decades as one...

Reviewed in issue October/2024