Reviews
The Auld Harp
Catriona McKay & Olov Johansson
The Swedish nyckelharpa (key harp) is an extraordinary instrument. Played with a bow to produce a sound with many of...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
A Cut Above
As a child, Will Pound had several heart operations. His father gave him a harmonica when Will was ten, thinking...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Gentle Men
Both of Robb Johnson’s grandfathers endured the third Battle of Ypres and the songwriter was invited to compose music for...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Mountains of Tongues: Musical Dialects of the Caucasus
The Caucasus mountains on the borders of Europe and Asia are a dramatic mosaic of landscapes and cultures. Alongside the...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Masters of Their Craft
Home to an artist roster that has shaped the sound of contemporary Irish folk music, Tara Music (formerly Tara Records)...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Fabian Holland
The real challenge of folk music in a post-industrial society is how to make it relevant. Fabian Holland is a...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Gipsy Manifesto
Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestar
Balkan brass bands still wallop their bass drums with the same switches used by Ottoman marching bands, the kind Haydn...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
Sailing Over the 7th String
You’ll probably be familiar with multi¬instrumentalist Tim Edey from his triumph at the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, where...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014
