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Review of Shamrock City

Shamrock City

Solas

Top of the World

THL Records

Rating: ★★★★★

In 1910, a young man named Michael Conway left rural poverty behind in Ireland and took passage across the Atlantic...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Review of Alter

Alter

Nynke

Top of the World

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★★★

Nynke Laverman is a big voice from a small country, which has an even smaller mother tongue. A native of...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Review of The Far Side of the Glen

The Far Side of the Glen

Derek McGinley & Tara Connaghan

McGinley & Connaghan

Rating: ★★★★

From the opening notes of The Far Side of the Glen, if you know anything about Irish fiddle music you’ll...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Review of Classic Celtic Music

Classic Celtic Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Smithsonian Folkways

Rating: ★

Any compilation album with ‘Celtic’ in its title is almost certainly worth avoiding, though there are notable exceptions – Ellipsis...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Review of Dos Amantes

Dos Amantes

Los Desterrados

Top of the World

Enkalador Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Los Desterrados, meaning ‘the exiles’, formed in 2000 with the aim of bringing ancient Ladino music back to life for...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Review of Eastern Roads

Eastern Roads

ArHai

Balkanworlds Records

Rating: ★★

Serbian vocalist Jovana Backovic once fronted the large Belgrade folk¬rock band ArHai. Settling in London, she looked to develop a...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Review of Artemis

Artemis

Moussu T e lei Jovents

Le Chant du Monde

Rating: ★★★★

You’ve got to hand it to them, Mr T and friends have churned out an impressive output, producing five studio...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Review of Kvite Fuglar

Kvite Fuglar

Unni Boksasp Ensemble

Unni Boksasp

Rating: ★★★★

Kvite Fuglar (White Bird) is accompanied, in the liner notes, by a short statement from Unni Boksasp: ‘I've written all...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Review of Barrule

Barrule

Barrule

Wardfell Records

Rating: ★★★

Barrule take their name from the second highest peak in the Isle of Man – home to the Celtic god...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

Review of Le Bal Brotto Lopez

Le Bal Brotto Lopez

Brotto Lopez

L''autre Distribution

Rating: ★★

The duo of Cyrille Brotto (accordion) and Guillaume Lopez (voice, flute and fifes) were energetic contributors to the French Occitan-language...

Reviewed in issue July/2013

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