Reviews
Illustrated Short Stories
Twin sisters Charlotte and Laura Carrivick grew up playing music together and have been performing professionally since 2006. While mostly...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: January/February/2023
Mae ’na Olau
Siân James, Gwyneth Glyn, Meinir Gwilym and Gwenan Gibbard first sang together five years ago, and after recording five songs...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2023
…And Take the Black Worm with Me
A founding member of Irish experimental folk outfit Lankum, as well as lecturer and researcher on the history of Irish...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: January/February/2023
Misneach
Tau & the Drones of Praise are led by Seán Mulrooney, and misneach is an old Irish and Scottish Gaelic...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2023
Songs of Horaman
It’s hard to believe Mohammad Mostafa Heydarian was only 17 when he recorded this debut album in 2019. For sure,...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: January/February/2023
Kambek (I Lilikun Mulai)
George Mamua Telek MBE has long been a music legend in Papua New Guinea. His fame stems from his time...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/February/2023
Flight Paths
Siskin Quartet are a melding together of two remarkable duos. English-born fiddler Bridget Marsden and accordionist Leif Ottosson – outstanding...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/February/2023
El Bueno y el Malo
Swiss-Ecuadorian guitar duo Hermanos Gutiérrez make their intentions clear from the first twang of heavily-reverbed guitar. Sitting somewhere between Tarantino...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: January/February/2023
Le Solas Faoithine
It’s been a wait for a follow-up to Jack Warnock’s debut EP in 2013. A decade on, the County Derry-born...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: January/February/2023
