Reviews
A Carousel for Fools
Dave Mather and Pete Robinson grew up together in and around Salford in the 60s but this is only their...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Jenny Does Burn
Jenny Does Burn is the accomplished and moody debut album from Edinburgh-based Mairi Orr. Heavily influenced by American folk traditions...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Skorsa: The Riddle of the Earth
Limpid and lyrical, Susan Grace Bates’ debut album features sympathetic and understated arrangements set around her mastery of the clarsach,...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Dallëndyshe
Swiss-Albanian singer Duni, accompanied by a trio of bass, drums and piano led by her long-term collaborator Colin Vallon, here...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Retratos Cinéticos
The appeal of the OrBlua trio rests mainly in their rawness. Retratos Cinéticos sounds like its recordings were merely an...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
The Wayward Tour Live
Following on from Wayward Daughter Eliza Carthy's double-CD Best Of set, The Wayward Tour Live is a CD and DVD...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Le 3ème Temps
Sophie Cavez & Baltazar Montanaro
This is the third duo album from Belgian accordionist Sophie Cavez and French fiddler Baltazar Montanaro and it shows off...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
Shell Story
Described as a ‘sister companion release’ to last year's The Devil Makes Three, four of the seven tracks on this...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
The New Line
Can this really be the Boys of the Lough's 23rd album? It's remarkable to think so as they sound as...
Reviewed in issue October/2015
