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Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis
Growing up in the 1960s and 70s, Kristi Stassinopoulou absorbed influences ranging from Jefferson Airplane and the Velvet Underground to...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
Parcel of Rogues
It is difficult to provide fresh interpretations of the songs of Robert Burns. But with only her second album Edinburgh-based...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
Fiere
Meaning friend or companion, Fiere is the result of an initial collaboration between Joy Dunlop, long established as one of...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
Cinéma el Mundo
Many times I've taken a deep breath before beginning yet another CD review by some young global fusion band who...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
The Dark Peak and the White
This is a strikingly original work of musical preservation. Supported by the Peak District National Park Authority, it is a...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
The Best of Tim Edey
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year winner gathers together here 18 of his best and most...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
Hidden
Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight
She may have one of the most famous surnames in folk but one thing’s for certain: this isn’t, by any...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
Travesía
Gerardo Núñez's infrequent albums have offered persuasive evidence that he is one of the contemporary flamenco guitarists most fluent in...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
When I Was A Lad
Serial folk award-nominees Megson, otherwise known as husband and wife duo Stu and Debbie Hanna, took a break from music...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
Traces
Traces is Polwart's fifth studio album and her talent for responsive and emotive lyrics combined with sweet melodies is just...
Reviewed in issue October/2012
