Reviews
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc
Three great fiddlers and three great fiddle traditions. Olav Luksengård Mjelva is from Norway, Anders Hall from Sweden and Kevin...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
The Irish Sea Sessions 2010
The inaugural Irish Sea Sessions, of which this is an electrifying live recording from last year’s Liverpool Irish Festival, brought...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
The World Turned Upside Down: Rosselsongs 1960¬2010
Here are 73 songs lasting almost five hours, written over half a century. This is a life’s work. It’s the...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Kite
The concentration of young folk talent in the north-east of England may be related to the much-praised degree course in...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Radio Moskova
How the anguished bass laments, taunted by the merciless, provoking accordion. But they forgive and make up, dancing around each...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Romeo Scaccia meets Kočani Orkestar
The notion of a collaboration between an Italian pianist and film composer and a Macedonian brass band, might inspire anticipation...
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Secret Marriage
Cači Vorba’s debut album won a German Record Critics' Award last year and was a Top of the World release...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
Small Towns and Famous Nights
This is their first album, but Alan Kelly (piano accordion), Tola Custy (fiddle), Steph Geremia (flute and vocals) and Tony...
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Full Attack, With Sudden Defences
Things gets off to a compelling start with ominous double bass, loose splashy drums, and a snatch of film noir-ish...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2012
