Reviews
Reprobates
‘The Steam Arm Man’, which opens this new set from the rock’n’ceilidh barnstormers from York, sports a Black Sabbath-style riff...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Belenzuka Fallen from the Sky
Tomka Paunovic, Dragica Žunic, Miloljub Šakovic & Miroljub Raketic
The two pairs of singers on this uncompromising recording – one male and one female – come from south-eastern Serbia...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Aheym: Homeward
Each member of this trio brings serious klezmer credentials with them. Merlin Shepherd's clarinet playing can also be heard with...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
The Long Way Home
Since joining forces more than two decades ago, Devon duo Steve Knightley and Phil Beer have become not only a...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Un Çhengey: One Tongue
One Tongue melds three voices from three different Celtic song traditions – Scottish, Irish and Manx Gaels. Ruth Keggin is...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Šatrika
Čači Vorba is the name of the group, but it's vocalist and fiddler Maria Natanson who is the star of...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Vivir Sin Miedo
Concha Buika, a Spanish singer of Equatorial Guinean descent, walks a narrow, obstacle-strewn path between styles, cultures and languages. Sometimes...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
The Tambourine Man
Xabier Diaz & Adufeiras de Salitre
A soft shake of the tambourine and a lonely drumbeat introduce ‘Xota Delira’, the opening track on this daring experiment...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Songs of Separation
The star-studded folk ensemble has become a staple of both stage and CD – witness the likes of The Full...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
Best Day
Brought up in the Scottish Highlands, Glasgow-based multi-instrumentalists Mairearad Green and Anna Massie have developed a reputation for their accomplished,...
Reviewed in issue March/2016
