Reviews

Vesevo

Vesevo

The name of these highly respected Neapolitan musicians derives from the volcano that embodies many of the anxieties of the...

Reviewed in issue March/2016

The Final Waltz

Ciaran Algar

This is the debut solo release from the award-winning fiddler and multi- instrumentalist Ciaran Algar, who is best known for...

Reviewed in issue March/2016

The Falcon Flies from Rudnik Mountain

Olga Krasojevic & Svetlana Spajic Group

Olga Krasojević, rapidly approaching the age of 80 with few signs of wear, is from the central Serbian village of...

Reviewed in issue March/2016

The Hebridean Sessions

Dàimh

Opening with the quickstep and reel that is ‘Locheil's Away’, The Hebridean Sessions is a rather nifty introduction to some...

Reviewed in issue March/2016

Spelemannsmøte

VARIOUS ARTISTS

This is one man's dream come true. Folk musician Tore Viksen decided he wanted, for his 70th birthday, a CD...

Reviewed in issue March/2016

Sanctuary

Martyn Joseph

Sanctuary opens with ‘When Will We Find?’, a song that asks desperate and universal questions: when will we find love,...

Reviewed in issue March/2016

Rim

Rim

This album is a collaboration between four musicians from Norway and Sweden; they have chosen traditional tunes and some of...

Reviewed in issue March/2016

Across the Divide

Chris Quinn

Constant international touring for the last decade, including a stint opening for The Jools Holland Orchestra, as well as playing...

Reviewed in issue March/2016

Cabaret of Death

Kroke

Unfortunately I haven’t yet seen the Polish drama documentary Cabaret of Death, which won a Prix Italia last year. Directed...

Reviewed in issue March/2016

The Peacock's Feathers

Fleadh

Established stars in their native Germany, five-piece Fleadh's last album, 2013's The Cleggan Bay Disaster, was festooned with awards, picking...

Reviewed in issue March/2016