Reviews
Brut de Bratsch 1973-2013
For their 40th anniversary last year, this veteran French group have released a blockbuster of a commemorative set: not only...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Echoes
Smith's fifth studio album takes the Scottish singer, songwriter and instrumentalist into a new and fruitful direction. Consisting mainly of...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
This is a contender for one of the most magical CD releases of late. Sarah-Jane Summers is an esteemed student...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Diamonds on the Water
After two years touring and picking upa brace of awards for Ragged Kingdom, Oysterband's reunion collaboration with June Tabor, Diamonds...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Six
Recently voted Scottish Folk Band of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards, Blazin’ Fiddles’ sixth album sees the...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Gach Sgeul – Every Story
The four and a half years since Julie Fowlis’ last studio album, Uam, have been transformative for her. Now a...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Fall in Mountains
What's striking about this album is how different it is from any other music currently coming out of Poland. It's...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Hunter's Moon
Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault
Calum Stewart and Heikki Bourgault's own website refers to this excellent effort as if it's the pair's second collaborative album,...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Gypsy Unity
Angelo Debarre & Marius Apostol
Born to a caravan-dwelling, Romani Manouche family, Angelo Debarre grew up with the music of Django Reinhardt. He began learning...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Charge
Alumni of the folk music degree course at Newcastle University, this energetic five-piece make a very modern marriage of ceilidh...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
