Reviews
The Drunken Gaugers
Kevin Crawford, Dylan Foley & Patrick Doocey
There's a delightfully tipsy quality to the familiar jig that gives this album, from three scions of New York's Irish...
Reviewed in issue December/2017
D'rect from the Shire
Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra
D'rect from the Shire was recorded live at the ‘Sofa Sessions’ at King's Cliffe Village Hall. It opens with ‘Canned...
Reviewed in issue December/2017
alterum
In her own cool and exquisite way, Julie Fowlis is moving on. She became an international star by singing traditional...
Reviewed in issue December/2017
The Seer
The Brahan Seer, Coinneach Odhar, was a legendary 17th-century Gaelic prophet whose writings are the focus for this moody new...
Reviewed in issue December/2017
At Least Wave Your Handkerchief at Me: The Joys and Sorrows of Albanian Song
This is a journey into the mountains of southern Albania with producer Joe Boyd and engineer Jerry Boys. Boyd and...
Reviewed in issue December/2017
Djam OST
Tony Gatlif may be familiar from his films Latcho Drom and Gadjo Dilo, which had notable soundtracks. He's back with...
Reviewed in issue December/2017
La Fasciculation
Their name translates roughly as the ‘Sons of a French Gypsy poodle.’ They were the official group at the annual...
Reviewed in issue December/2017
The Turn of the Tide
This is the second solo album from the Sussex-based folk singer with fingers in many pies. He is the co-founder...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music
Topic's double album is a broad introduction to the label's catalogue, and it draws its nets fairly wide. Some selections...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
