Reviews

Fryd

SVER

SVER describe themselves as ‘Norwegian folk music with relentless energy and seductive spark!’ It's the kind of phrase that usually...

Reviewed in issue November/2015

Espiral

La Jose

Since shaking off the nationalism of the Franco era, flamenco has looked in many directions to reclaim its roots and...

Reviewed in issue November/2015

Watershed

Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin

This duo have made a big impact on the British folk scene – so much so that it feels strange...

Reviewed in issue November/2015

Magnificent Creatures

Gren Bartley

On solo album number three the singer-songwriter Gren Bartley has truly found his voice. It's quite a transformation. He has...

Reviewed in issue November/2015

Il Sesto Continente

La Banda di Piazza Caricamento

Though based in Genoa, La Banda di Piazza Caricamento is only Italian by location. The 12 members represent 12 nationalities...

Reviewed in issue November/2015

Live in Galway

We Banjo 3

Galway-based foursome We Banjo 3 have been winning plaudits and praise for the vitality and vigour of their live performances...

Reviewed in issue November/2015

Sweden Norway: Norrspel

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Ocora's long history of field recordings has played an important role in the documentation of musical traditions from around the...

Reviewed in issue November/2015

Pump Up the Radio

Projekt Rakija

Rakija is a delicious Balkan spirit, often distilled from plums or apricots, that is extremely potent. No Balkan meal is...

Reviewed in issue November/2015

Music for an Elliptical Orbit

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh

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

María Símoglou Ensemble

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