Reviews

Tu Comu Stai?

Trinacria

These two albums feature different perspectives on Sicilian musical traditions. Trinacria, taking its name from the old Greek name of...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014

Rendhagyó Prímástalálkozó II

VARIOUS ARTISTS

A few years ago there was a great recording of Hungarian music called Primás Parade on Folk Europa records, which...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014

Tants Caps, Tants Joguets

Orchestra Fireluche

‘Everybody fancies a nice pork pie,’ claims the chorus of ‘Tiny Kitchen’, sung by a duo of guest vocalists known...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014

Answer Ballads

David Rotheray & Guests

It’s such a neat concept, you’re surprised no one has thought of doing it before: ‘answer songs’ to classic pop...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014

K5

Dalla

K5 is an abbreviation of kabm pemp, a five-step, which is one of the important rhythms of Cornish dance. It...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014

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

Will Pound

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

Zaz

Zaz

In the 50th anniversary year of the death of Edith Piaf, Zaz has succeeded in getting her name bandied about...

Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2014

Gentle Men

Robb Johnson

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

VARIOUS ARTISTS

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