Reviews

The Beautiful & the Actual

Rosie Hood

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

Ánnámáret Ensemble

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

VARIOUS ARTISTS

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

Stones

Boreas

This is not the Norwegian-Scots four-piece featuring Rachel Newton, whose Ahoy Hoy was a 2016 highlight. This Boreas, named after...

Reviewed in issue July/2017

Dance of the Copper Trail

Oka Vanga

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

Éilís Kennedy

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

Rosie Hodgson

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

Sväng

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

ERA

Gary Innes

Evidently believing he might not already have enough on his plate with a new album from Mànran only just out,...

Reviewed in issue June/2017

The Producer's Choice

Battlefield Band

Last year, in the band's 47th year since forming in Glasgow in 1969, Battlefield Band were finally inducted to the...

Reviewed in issue June/2017