Reviews
Shimmer Gold
The second release from Estonian trio Trad.Attack! picks up where their debut left off. ‘Talgo’ opens ferociously with a pounding...
Reviewed in issue July/2017
S'Habituer à l'Obscurité: ‘N om Gustumiñ Deus an Deñvalijenn
Christophe Le Menn, aka Krismenn, is a rapper and musician from Brittany. In keeping with the original spirit of hip-hop,...
Reviewed in issue July/2017
The Beautiful & the Actual
This debut from the Wiltshire folk singer reveals something of a folk trend towards strong female singer-songwriters with illuminating and...
Reviewed in issue July/2017
Gollehelmmot
This Finnish ensemble has its roots in the Sámi tradition. It seems to be a flourishing period for new Sámi...
Reviewed in issue July/2017
Putumayo Presents: Vintage Italia
Putumayo clearly have a loyal following, although I've personally always been turned off by the twee cover art and their...
Reviewed in issue July/2017
Dance of the Copper Trail
For husband and wife duo Oka Vanga's 2014 debut Pilgrim, they recorded a set of beautifully pure, mainly original instrumental...
Reviewed in issue June/2017
Westward
One half of Irish duo Lumiere, with Pauline Scanlon, Éilís Kennedy hails from Dingle, Co Kerry in the west of...
Reviewed in issue June/2017
Rise Aurora
This debut album from the Sussex folk singer Rosie Hodgson is the culmination of much time on the English folk...
Reviewed in issue June/2017
Hauptbahnhof
If you've missed out on the past 14 years of Sväng, this would be a good moment to play catch...
Reviewed in issue June/2017
