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Review of Lúireach

Lúireach

Landless

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

Landless are a female vocal quartet – Ruth Clinton, Sinéad Lynch, Méabh Meir, Lily Power – newly into their second...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Withershins

Withershins

Jamie Dickson

Jamie Dickson

Rating: ★★★★

Withershins is the debut solo album from Glastonbury-based guitarist Jamie Dickson. A homage to British folk guitar legends such as...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of And Even the Sheep Shall Dance / A Little Bit Slanted (with Molly Donnery) / Tales of Colonsay (with Jessie Summerhayes)

And Even the Sheep Shall Dance / A Little Bit Slanted (with Molly Donnery) / Tales of Colonsay (with Jessie Summerhayes)

The Ciderhouse Rebellion

Under the Eaves Records

Rating: ★★★

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: The Ciderhouse Rebellion must be the most prolific outfit in folk...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Live in Kyoto

Live in Kyoto

Lúnasa

Lúnasa Records

Rating: ★★★★

Serving up ten tracks of previously unrecorded material captured in situ before an audience, Live in Kyoto can’t be faulted...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Alessandro ‘Asso’ Stefana

Alessandro ‘Asso’ Stefana

Alessandro ‘Asso’ Stefana

Ipecac Records

Rating: ★★★★

Now here’s an intriguing album. Alessandro ‘Asso’ Stefana is an impressive experimental guitarist and multi-instrumentalist from Italy who has built...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Halocline

Halocline

Malin Lewis

Hudson Records

Rating: ★★★★

What a blessing that we’ve come into a time of celebration and experimentation for the humble Scottish smallpipes and border...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Ship to Shore

Ship to Shore

Richard Thompson

Top of the World

New West Records

Rating: ★★★★

It’s been a fair few years since Thompson’s previous set, 2018’s excellent 13 Rivers. Here it’s more a case of...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Parenthesis, I

Parenthesis, I

Josienne Clarke

Corduroy Punk

Rating: ★★★★

Now with a number of bold solo albums under her belt and a successful record label, it’s hard to remember...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Pulled by the Stars

Pulled by the Stars

Clash Vooar

Clash Vooar

Rating: ★★★

‘Clash Vooar’ is Manx for Big Groove, and the band’s second album includes a batch of sturdy grooves, along with...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

Review of Svängo Nuevo

Svängo Nuevo

Sväng

Galileo

Rating: ★★★★

Even after 20 years of playing together, the Finnish harmonica quartet Sväng still hold a unique voice in the landscape...

Reviewed in issue July/2024

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