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Hannah James & Tuulikki Bartosik

An inspired move led producer Dylan Fowler to take Hannah James and Tuulikki Bartosik to a cave to begin recording...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Skywire

JPP

As a live experience, JPP are hard to beat. They’ve been together for over 30 years, having grown up in...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Buan

Danú

A long five years after Seanchas, album number eight from Danú arrives in time to celebrate their 20th anniversary in...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Dinas

Calan

After performing an impressive showcase when the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards was hosted in Cardiff this April, this spirited...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Sanguis Meus, Mama!

Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L

You’ve got to admire the Finns. They revive one of the world's most unpromising instruments – the jouhikko, a rather...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Proper Job

Fisherman's Friends

‘Proper job!’ is a Cornish expression of approval – and an excellent ale from St Austell Brewery, which has supported...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

90 years (1925-2015)

Mikis Theodorakis

Composer Mikis Theodorakis is a Greek national institution, best known overseas for his soundtracks to Zorba the Greek and Serpico....

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

The Ties That Bind

Mawkin

It's perhaps not too fanciful to now see Mawkin filling that Bellowhead-shaped hole looming in the folk-festival calendar – that's...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Fickle Fortune

Robyn Stapleton

The opener, ‘The Two Sisters’, sets the scene for a rather sweet and graceful debut from the Scots-born singer, Robyn...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

La Guitarra: Mi Vida

Juan Martín & Chaparro de Málaga

A sometime collaborator with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, Juan Martín is one of the most versatile flamenco guitarists currently...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015