Reviews
The Transports: A Tale of Exile and Migration
In 1973, the Norfolk singer Peter Bellamy came across the story of Susannah Holmes and Henry Kable, who, their death...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Bring Back Home
The Somerset singer's sixth album comprises 12 original songs and two traditional ballads, with her band including Gigspanner's Peter Knight...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Nae Sweets for Shy Bairns
Heather Downie's debut alum, Nae Sweets for Shy Bairns, is a fine introduction to her talents. A mix of self-penned...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Gryningsland
This Swedish-Finnish trio's name is their mission statement: they enliven the Nordic folk canon with avant-garde influences, finding a pleasing...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Fel Az Úton
My favourite band at this year's Budapest Ritmo festival was this young quintet, based in Budapest, with a distinctly Balkan...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
If I Had the Strength
I'd never considered that Gogol Bordello might be popular in Canada, but Canadian band Lemon Bucket Orkestra prove that the...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Lysning
Nils Økland has a characteristic so often found in Norwegian music, a combination of humility and determination. He has had...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Songs My Ruiner Gave to Me: Concerning Love, Madness & Obsession
Bedford's 2011 album, Tales from the Weeping Willow, focused on the former Orbital singer's penchant for folk and country, featuring...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Makhorka
Formed in 1998 in France by a trio of buskers from St Petersburg, Russia, Dobranotch originally played Irish music. Perhaps...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
