Reviews
All These Years
This finds Irish-American luminaries Solas celebrating two decades together in ebullient style. This crowd-funded collection of all-new material brings past...
Reviewed in issue June/2016
It's Klezmer!
The title says it all really. This is a solid collection of traditional tunes with a handful of originals, including...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Poyln: A Gilgul
Although there's been a great revival of klezmer and Jewish music in the former Eastern Bloc, it's still American musicians...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Summer Isles
Inspired by the series of small isles lying in the mouth of Loch Broom in the highlands of Scotland, Mairearad...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Forgotten Kingdom
It's been more than a decade since Causley's debut album and his career has encompassed vocal trio The Devil's Interval,...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Past the Gates
Russian bands have only featured intermittently on the world music scene – one thinks of Sergei Starostin, the Terem Quartet...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Populaj Kantoj
Massimo Ferrante's latest album reflects the politics that are the major influence on his life and music. The Calabrian-born, Naples-resident...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Flock and Fly
The English concertina player and Sweden-based fiddler released their first album together in 2006, and between then and the set...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Amour Java
A big welcome to the second ever record by this admirable Parisian combo, rushed out to capitalise on the success...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Behave the Bravest
Can Nuala Kennedy really be celebrating ten years as a solo artist? It is hard to believe, but Behave the...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
