Reviews

NEWiD

Allan yn y Fan

This sixth album from the traditional Welsh outfit also sees the unveiling of a six-piece line-up and a new singer....

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Maletak

Kepa Junkera & Sorginak

Being a ‘master of the diatonic accordion’ doesn’t sound sexy, but veteran Basque composer and bandleader Kepa Junkera makes his...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Ancoradouro

Vila Navio

It is no minor achievement to have secured the blessing of Fausto Bordalo Dias. He is a key figure in...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Trig

Tannara

Fresh-faced Scottish contemporary folk band Tannara's debut is a sprightly and infectious release, comprising a nice mix of traditional tracks...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Back to Følk (Music from Følklānd)

Kerekes Band

Like the ancient Hungarians who migrated from the Urals to the banks of the Danube, Kerekes Band have been on...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Painted Lady

Jon Boden

After a decade playing traditional music with melodeon maestro John Spiers, and many years fronting folk big band Bellowhead, Jon...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Moda Velha

Chico Gouveia

During the 20th century Portugal was under the gloomy spell of one of the world's longest dictatorships – highly conservative...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Nyn

Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis

Stassinopoulou has aptly described herself as a ‘Balkan ethno-trance artist’ and a practitioner of techno-folk psychedelia. I’ve been listening to...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

The Fox

Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow

Best known as the guitarist and fiddler from Balkan mayhem merchants Sheelanagig, this intimate acoustic duo setting allows Kit Hawes...

Reviewed in issue November/2016

Sweet Liberties

VARIOUS ARTISTS

This admirable project, commissioned by the Folk by the Oak festival and EFDSS to celebrate 800 years of the pursuit...

Reviewed in issue November/2016