Reviews

Tuneship

Daimh

Daimh have long been regarded as one of the most exciting Gaelic bands on the live scene. Tuneship sees the...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

The Cauld Wind

Chris Stout & Finlay MacDonald

Contrary to what you might imagine, the duo of Chris Stout and Finlay MacDonald have not taken their album title...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

Urlar

Breabach

Recently voted live act of the year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, Breabach have established themselves as...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

Fado e Amor

Carlos do Carmo

Fado fans will hoover up this disc of duets between Carlos do Carmo, who is something of an elder statesman...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

NyeSongar.no

Karl Seglem

Karl Seglem is important to the Norwegian music scene for many reasons: as a hugely respected tenor sax player, as...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

A Famous Local Singer

Bobo Rondelli e L’Orchestrino

Perhaps it’s down to the peculiarities of the Italian education system, which refuses to unleash graduates until their late 20s,...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

Strange News

Blowzabella

Thirty-five years ago, an English dance tune named ‘Blowzabella’ was found in the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library of Cecil Sharp...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

Air-Fix

Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson

Opening their album with an exhilarating set of tunes, including Gordon Duncan’s ‘Full Moon Down Under’, helps sets the scene...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

The Gloaming

The Gloaming

Their live performances last summer positioned The Gloaming as one of the most exciting developments in Irish traditional music in...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

Word of Mouth

Seth Lakeman

Most musicians, when they make an album, head for a recording studio full of sophisticated equipment. Seth Lakeman has an...

Reviewed in issue March/2014