Reviews
Yiddish Journey: The Music of Lenka Lichtenberg
For better or worse, Jewish song often contends with a dizzying array of demands, from dealing with painful memory to...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Song til Nordavinden
Jo Asgeir Lie has, for many years, played a prominent role in the Norwegian folk scene. As a highly regarded...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
If Wishes Were Horses
You get the feeling that if Kris Drever were to sing ‘My Way’, the ‘regrets, I’ve had a few’ line...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
How the City Sings
Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection. He has...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
These Mountain Blues
His name might sound as Scottish as oatcakes, single malt whisky, heather or tossing the caber, but that doesn’t mean...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Behind the Glass
Followers of British folk may know The Fair Rain as The Old Dance School. The septet led by singer-songwriter Robin...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
In Tune with the Wolves
Finnish singer Riikka Timonen has a stunningly beautiful voice, and that is the strength of In Tune with the Wolves....
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Dansing
Tęgie Chłopy are a new band that's gathered around veteran saxophone and clarinet player Stanisław Witkowski. Born in 1934, Witkowski...
Reviewed in issue May/2016
Of What We Spoke
Threaded are a classically trained English folk trio from the Midlands and this beautifully designed CD is their first release....
Reviewed in issue May/2016
