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Review of Sons of the Wind

Sons of the Wind

Soundwalk Collective

Asphalt Tango

Rating: ★★★★

Soundwalk Collective are self-proclaimed ‘sonic nomads.’ On Sons of the Wind they travel through Ukraine, Moldavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia,...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Male Voices of Fado

Male Voices of Fado

VARIOUS ARTISTS

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

As is often the case with compilations, one obsesses not so much about the selection but rather about the missing...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Espíritu del Sol

Espíritu del Sol

Amparo Sá nchez

Top of the World

World Village

Rating: ★★★★

For all her globetrotting, Amparo Sánchez remains unmistakably Spanish. That deep, gravelly Andalusian voice could come from nowhere else, and...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of The Polska of the Devil and the Parson

The Polska of the Devil and the Parson

Piia Kleemola

Seita Music

Rating: ★★★★

On the evidence of this disc Piia Kleemola is a very fine fiddler. The album has grown out of her...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Nothing Can Bring Back the Hour

Nothing Can Bring Back the Hour

Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker

Top of the World

Folk Room Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker recently performed their new album in full in London, with a chamber ensemble and guests...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Collector

Collector

Divna

Editions Jade

Rating: ★★★

Divna Ljubojević is a Serbian singer of Orthodox Christian sacred music in various languages. She is a co-founder, conductor and...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Coimbra: Fado

Coimbra: Fado

Ricardo Dias Ensemble

ARC Music

Rating: ★★★

This meticulously recorded disc aims to push the boundaries of Coimbra fado in the same way many have already done...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Night Songs from a Neighbouring Village

Night Songs from a Neighbouring Village

Michael Alpert & Julian Kytasty

Oriente Musik

Rating: ★★★★

Michael Alpert and Julian Kytasty are two superb American musicians. The former is a singer and violinist and leading light...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Dacw’r Tannau

Dacw’r Tannau

Chris Jones

Gwymon Records

Rating: ★★★

Chris Jones started out singing unaccompanied traditional Welsh songs more than 20 years ago. He began picking up songs from...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

Review of The Sea

The Sea

Martha Tilston

Squiggly Records

Rating: ★★★★

Martha Tilston's previous albums mixed lyricism and a clear, ringing voice with social-political themes, but The Sea is her first...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2015

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