Reviews
Maa palaa
This is renowned Finnish singer, fiddle player and jouhikko (bowed lyre) virtuoso Päivi Hirvonen’s third solo album away from the...
Reviewed in issue July/2025
Turnstone
A turnstone is a wading bird that upends pebbles to feed on what it finds beneath. It’s a fitting title...
Reviewed in issue July/2025
Elkwort
Nottingham-based Ben McElroy’s Elkwort summons up an atmospheric, filmic soundscape. This cinematic quality is echoed in the inclusion of an...
Reviewed in issue July/2025
Compter les dents
The 11 songs on this superbly performed set are drawn from something many of us have handled in our lives:...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Handed On
During the COVID-19 pandemic Danish trio Dreamers’ Circus couldn’t perform – so they composed, drawing inspiration from traditional Nordic music....
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Joku Raja Rakkaudesakin
Joku Raja Rakkaudesakin (Even Love Should Have Its Limits) – a phrase the Finnish folk duo of violinist Kukka Lehto...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Luoteniegut
Joik vocalist Ulla Pirttijärvi is among northern Finland’s strongest Indigenous voices. Pirttijärvi combines her powerful singing with West African influences...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Nights in the Belly of Bohemia
Gabriel Moreno’s new album shows the singer-songwriter at the height of his powers. The London-based Gibraltarian poet/musician explores the dilemmas...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
Luna, Cera e Vino
From southern Italy comes what is described as a “dreamlike journey through memories, recollections and new images” of the ancient...
Reviewed in issue June/2025
