Reviews
Staalkaart Van Het Vrije Riet: Sample Sheet of the Free Reed
This is an unusual, endearing CD. It was conceived as a gift to subscribers to Diatonisch Nieuwsblad, the Dutch publication...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
Balkan Dogs
The mascot of this eclectic German band is a perky-eared Chihuahua but, as their song titles suggest, there's more than...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
Samás
This is a fantastic album – the second from the Cyprus-based, London-formed neo-rebetika band – full of bouncy, lively playing...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
Burn Burn Gypsy Love
Given the popularity of Gypsy music, it's perhaps surprising that Russian Gypsy music isn't a big part of the scene....
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
Purpose + Grace
How's this for statistics: 23 nominations in 11 years at the BBC Folk Awards, including nine consecutive nominations for Artist...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
Russia: The Tradition of Wind Instruments
If you imagine the sound of Russian folk music, it is probably folk choirs that come to mind – women...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
Flamenco Entre Amigos
So much of the individual character of flamenco comes from approach and tone. With Flamenco Entre Amigos, Germany-based flamenco guitarist...
Reviewed in issue Nov/Dec/2011
Ragged Kingdom
It's 21 years since June Tabor and Oysterband released Freedom & Rain. Ragged Kingdom is a triumphant return that mixes...
Reviewed in issue October/2011
Carn Ingli
Llio Rhydderch & Tomos Williams
A revered harpist, steeped in the music of Wales; a young jazz trumpeter; and a percussionist. This might seem an...
Reviewed in issue October/2011
