Reviews
The Great Irish Famine
Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, from County Kerry, was hailed The Irish Times’ Best Irish Act 2019, when his debut,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022
Ailan Songs Project: Four Winds
Indigenous singer and social historian Jessie Lloyd is the daughter of Joe Geia, a member of pioneering 1970s/80s Aboriginal band...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2022
Bergå Folk Project
Sometimes, even the best folk bands can make an album that feels a bit like another re-hash of the tried...
Reviewed by James Rorison in issue: October/2022
Frey
Hot on the heels of the release of Solana’s Mirage (reviewed in June 2022, #178) comes this haunting solo album...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2022
Open the Road
Celtgrass pioneers We Banjo 3’s love affair with Americana has seen the Galway-based foursome build a formidable Stateside profile in...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2022
Hundinuiaõis/Bulrush Bloom
From Estonia, Eva Väljaots plays the kannel, one of the plucked zither-like instruments shared by the Finno-Ugric cultures around the...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2022
Connection
The Maghreban, aka Ayman Rostom, is a Guildford native with Egyptian and Saudi roots. This is the second album from...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2022
Night Spirit Masters
Recorded live at night in the medina of Marrakech by Billy Youdelman using an Akai digital 12-track and produced by...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2022
Afterlife
Aussie saxophonist Matt Keegan has spearheaded an extraordinary fusion on Afterlife, combining Indian folk voice and verse with buoyant baritone...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2022
