Reviews

Luna, cera e vino

Brigan

This is a classy album of Italian electro-folk from a trio that formed back in Caserta, north of Naples, in...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

Spire

Anmoor

“Anmoor” is defined as: “a hydromorphic humus made of an intimate blend of clay and organic matter”. Good soil, in...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

Gleann Ciùin

Claire M Singer

Singer’s Gleann Ciùin is her second album dedicated to evoking the Cairngorms. It’s framed by two epic 19-minute tracks, the...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

Nehalennia

Naragonia Quartet

The Belgian Naragonia Quartet is a quality act. Toon Van Mierlo and Pascale Rubens are a button accordion duo, roping...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

To Those Who Have Gone, I Sing in a Key of D

Dantchev:Domain

Dantchev: Domain is a Helsinki-based quartet led by Bulgarian-Finnish singer and percussionist Anna Dantchev. She’s joined by Finnish musicians on...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

It Was Also Sometimes Daylight

Merlyn Driver

Part scream, part slide whistle, the call of the curlew has been a thing of comfort for Orkney native Merlyn...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

araon

Sian

The second album from Scottish vocal trio Sian arrives in a whirl of complex harmonies and rousing melodies. The entwined...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

Regresso

Alvorada

The Alvorada trio, made up of António José Moreira and Ricardo Dias (Portuguese guitars) and Pedro Lopes (Spanish guitar) continue...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

Scottish Cowboy Ballads & Early American Folk Songs

Sam Shackleton

Also known as Sorley the Bard, Shackleton developed his chops busking on the streets of Edinburgh with his father, Norman...

Reviewed in issue December/2025

NIHT

Sowulo

The night, mourning and ancient wisdom are among the dark themes of this meditative journey of the soul, a project...

Reviewed in issue October/2025