Reviews
Hlybini
Hlybini means ‘Depths’ in accordionist Aliaksandr Yasinski's native Belarusian. In his first solo album he plumbs these, musically and emotionally....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: December/2022
Gavin Fairhall Lever
James Patrick Gavin on fiddle and vocals, double bassist Tim Fairhall and Adrian Lever on guitar, vocals, harmonium and piano...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2022
Trapdoor to Hell
Prodigious young multi-instrumentalist Arthur Coates grew up in Insch in Aberdeenshire listening to his parent's favourite folk music from their...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2022
For the Night
Cool, hip, vibrant might alone be three words that sum up Elephant Sessions’ forth release, For the Night. Building on...
Reviewed by James Scott Rorison in issue: December/2022
While I Sit and Watch This Tree Vol 2
Born in Romania, but now based in Scotland, Lizabett Russo is a singer-songwriter influenced by Western and Romanian traditional styles,...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2022
Love Hurts
Finnish folk quartet ENKEL return with their third studio album, a mix of traditional and contemporary numbers. All four women...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2022
The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Mohamed Abdel Wahab was a titanic figure within Middle Eastern music. Composing for legends such as Egyptian singers Oum Kalthoum,...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: December/2022
Hope
Soweto Gospel Choir have hit on a winning formula that has brought them three Grammys and performances before president Obama...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2022
$/He Who Feeds You…Owns You
In a terrific transition from the protest music of their last album, Tolika Mtoliki, The Brother Moves On's fourth record...
Reviewed by Diane Coetzer in issue: December/2022
