Reviews
Music for an Elliptical Orbit
This is no album for fiddle-tune purists. The majority of its music explores the harmonic and textural effects that can...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Minoré Manés
This is a lovely disc, reaching back to the origins of rebetika, which, in part, derives from the music performed...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
The Land We Hold Dear
The Land We Hold Dear is the first release by The Barker Band since the passing in April 2012 of...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Inconceivable Mazurkas
This is a real find: a remarkable family trio comprising Jan Malisz and his two children,12-year-old Zuzanna and 16-year-old Kacper,...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Rosa del Sud
In his wanderings through the poetic and sonic landscapes of the Mediterranean, re-imagining the historical and cultural bedrock of his...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl
The centenary of Ewan MacColl's birth provides the perfect opportunity for a remarkable collection of artists to celebrate this unique,...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
The Bold Kerryman
Known as one of Ireland's foremost singers and accordionists, Seamus Begley has variously recorded with members of his famous musical...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Portraits 30
Polish Radio's series of releases called MuzykaZródel (Sources of Polish Folk Music) are a superb introduction to the country's regional...
Reviewed in issue November/2015
Encores
How the mighty fall. Charles Aznavour is one of the last remaining French icons from an era where only the...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
