Reviews
Dancing Under the Moon
The Master Musicians of Jajouka Led by Bachir Attar
Cosmic, gargantuan, ecstatic and best played very, very loud, the Master Musicians of Jajouka need little introduction. Since Beat writers...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2022
Lovers Rock: The Soulful Sound of Romantic Reggae
An episode of Steve McQueen’s acclaimed BBC television series Small Axe stimulated renewed interest in lover’s rock, the Black British...
Reviewed by David Katz in issue: July/2022
The Canny Band
The debut album from Sam Mabbett, Michael Biggins and Callum Convoy is an exciting and fresh piece of trad fusion....
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2022
Lady Mondegreen
Once upon a time, Dani Aubert and Ian George spent ten months driving around Europe, the UK and Ireland with...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2022
Hatching Hares
A one-time member of early music-cum-folk ensembles Wilde Roses and the Mediaeval Baebes, Tam is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist with a...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2022
Calling
It is heartening when a thing of beauty emerges following an existential threat: this album is a case in point....
Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: July/2022
A Year Too Late and a Month Too Soon
Thankfully, it is now that we are beginning to see the beauty that can emerge from a tumultuous few years....
Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: July/2022
Perspectives on Tradition
Don’t let the title fool you – this collaborative release of covers from UK future-folk duo Stick in the Wheel...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: July/2022
The Lark’s Call
Born and raised in France, now ensconced in Dingle, County Kerry, where he has attracted attention as the uilleann piper...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2022
