Reviews

New Road

Leonard Barry

It's been 11 years since Barry released his first solo album and in that time the north Kerry piper has...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014

Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made in the Great War

Sam Sweeney

In 2008, Sam Sweeney bought a new instrument – at least, it appeared to be new. But a label inside...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014

At the Stringsmith's Forge

Skyhook

The traditional reels, jigs and strathspeys from Scotland, Ireland and Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia that informed Skyhook's first...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014

A History of Insolence

Naomi Bedford

Naomi Bedford is no stranger to political activism, nor is she afraid of emotionally-charged subject matter, as her acclaimed 2011...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014

Ghost

Kate Rusby

In her first album of all-new material since 2010, Rusby plays a set of traditional and original songs loosely themed...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014

Pole Star

Spiro

Pole Star is the third album by Spiro released by Real World Records since the quartet from Bristol signed to...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014

Live in Calstock

Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin

Could it be that such a thing as a Devonshire sound is appearing in English folk music? This first live...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014

Highland Strands

Kevin Macleod

Highland Strands is a rare beast; an atmospheric recording that captures something of the spirit of the very best pub...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014

Őszi Vázlatok (Live)

Tárkány Müvek

The Hungarian group Tárkány Müvek, led by cimbalom player Bálint Tárkány-Kovács have been going about five years, playing inventive folk-meets-jazz...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014

Código de Barros

El Naán

The roots music of the Iberian peninsula runs the whole gamut, from Celtic-inflected Galician piping to a multitude of flamenco...

Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2014