Reviews

Grilli

L’Alba

The Corsican group L’Alba not only dig deep into the traditions of their island but also think of them as...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

The Archive

Paul Brady

Bob Dylan’s 1985 box set Biograph came with an interview in which Dylan said: “Some guys got it down –...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Archwilio’r Traddodiad: Exploring the Tradition

Aidan Thorne & Jason Ball

This debut from bassist Aidan Thorne and guitarist Jason Ball was recorded live at Oriel Davies Gallery in Newtown on...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Sunce Te Gleda

Donja Jeka

With a title translating as ‘Sun is Looking at You’, the album cover hints that this is a sequence of...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Senu Mi Venu Mi

VS Tempet + Điger

Described as “Croatian traditional singing with modern musical sound” and “fresh interpretations of Croatian musical heritage”, this is an album...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Promenade

John Wright

John Wright was an English musician living in France, with a particular interest in the jaw harp, an instrument known...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Drogi

Orkiestra Galicja

Galicia, once a vast multicultural province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire stretching from Kraków to Lviv, was a meeting point of...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Nordic Reflections

Maimu Jõgeda

Maimu Jõgeda is an Estonian now living in Helsinki, and Nordic Reflections is her third album. It features nine original...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Northern Sky

The Friel Sisters

Anna, Sheila and Clare Friel of Donegal play the fiddle, flute, tin whistle and uilleann pipes, and between them trade...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Forgotten Tunes

Jarek Adamów & Nadbużanie

Jarek Adamów has been championing traditional Polish folk music for some 25 years. His albums have received mixed reviews in...

Reviewed in issue April/2025