Reviews

A Wonder Working Stone

Alasdair Roberts & Friends

Roberts'previous album, Too long in This Condition, focused on the ancient, traditional wing of the folk repertoire, and proved to...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2013

Solo Guitarra

José Luis Montón

José Luis Montón was invited to record for ECM following his contribution to Arco Iris, Amina Alaoui’s delicate mix of...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2013

Na Vschod

R.U.T.A.

R.U.T.A. is a jokey Polish acronym for the Movement of Utopia, Transcendence and Anarchy. Bringing together raw, rustic folk instruments,...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2013

Lullabies

Jackie Oates

Who else but Jackie Oates could deliver such a fine set of lullabies as this? Over the course of her...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2013

Angelina

The Bulgarian Voices Angelite

The Bulgarian Voices Angelite, one of the more successful splinter groups formed from the ashes of the once lavishly funded...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2013

Noch Amul! Tango oyf Yiddish Vol 2

Karsten Troyke

Karsten Troyke’s latest CD is a nostalgic tribute to the particular style of Yiddish tangos of the early 20th century....

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2013

Angels Without Wings

Heidi Talbot

The list of guest players on Heidi Talbot’s new album is impressive, to say the least. Mark Knopfler contributes guitar...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2013

Champagne for Gypsies

Goran Bregovic

Goran Bregovió is shameless. In this album’s liner notes he makes a lovingly liberal plea for tolerance towards Europe’s Romani...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2013

Maan Unia, Puun Unia

Suo

Finnish runo singing, kalevala verses, ancient myths, magic spells – these are the foundations on which the now legendary Värttinä...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2013

North

Mary Dillon

The elder sister of Cara and former frontwoman of 90s Irish powerhouse Déanta, Mary Dillon has followed up her 2010...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2013