Reviews
The Alehouse Sessions
Stepping into an alehouse with Bjarte Eike and Barokksolistene could well be a dangerously riotous, yet addictive experience, judging by...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
String on String
County Antrim harpist, fiddler and vocalist Amy McAllister's pleasingly bright and lyrical voice calls to mind the once ubiquitous Mary...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Acoustic Classics II
In a double-album format, Richard Thompson is intending to release a companion piece to this album titled Acoustic Rarities, which...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
An Dàn: Gaelic Songs for a Modern World
Mary Ann Kennedy is one of the finest interpreters of Gaelic song and an inspiring and vital force on the...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Gammelt, Nyt, Lånt og Blåt
Rannok's Michael Graubæk (fiddle and mandolin) and Theis Langlands (piano and pump organ) are both well-established musicians in the Danish...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Inclined to be Red
Greg Russell is an English folk singer on a mission. With the boundless energy of youth, he has been racing...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Canzoni della Cupa
Vinicio Capossela's new double album contains songs that have emerged slowly over a decade. These 23 tracks are divided into...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Painted
Joe Broughton's Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
Painted is a kind of folk thesis: a powerful argument that all the world's musical styles comprise a patchwork we...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
We Happy Few
Accomplished instrumentalists Ford Collier (guitars, whistles, percussion and vocals) and Alex Garden (fiddle, percussion and vocals) have been playing together...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Mac Ìle: The Music of Fraser Shaw
In 2015 Fraser Shaw, multi-talented piper, whistle player and composer, sadly died at the young age of 34. Mac Ìle...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
