Reviews

Live Wires

Söndörgő

Having spent too long wandering in debilitating heat to track down the Tambura Museum in Slavonski Brod (in eastern Croatia),...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Eilov

Gro Marie Svidal

Mountains, glaciers, fjords – this is the landscape of Jølster in western Norway, just north of Bergen, where Gro Marie...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Before the Sun

Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage

Following her fine solo debut, Charms Against Sorrow, the singer and guitarist has teamed up with The Willows’ dobro player,...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

To the Tavern

London Klezmer Quartet

The expert players of the London Klezmer Quartet here weave their skills together to create another carefully crafted sonic offering,...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Smokey Joe

FolkLaw

FolkLaw are a folk-rock four piece from the Gloucester area of England – an easy-going part of the world. Their...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Vortex

Methera

For their third album and tenth anniversary, the string quartet Methera convened at Home Farm Barns in Norfolk over three...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

Breaking the Spell of Loneliness

Ewan McLennan & George Monbiot

Here's an interesting project: a set of songs by Scottish balladeer and guitarist Ewan McLennan with lyrics by political activist,...

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Rescattermastered

Trail West

The Hebridean Isles of Tiree and South Uist are a hotchpotch of creative musical talent and Trail West, whose members...

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Far from the Tree

Teyr

Teyr means ‘Three’ in Cornish, and the London-based trio, who forged their sound at sessions on Holloway Road, have strong...

Reviewed in issue December/2016

The Raven's Rock

Cillian Vallely

This solo album from Lúnasa's Cillian Vallely has been a long time coming. Happily, the wait has been worth it....

Reviewed in issue December/2016