Reviews
Canu Rhydd
The literal translation of Canu Rhydd is ‘free poetry’; with their latest album Fernhill continue their pioneering exploration of vernacular...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
My Gypsy Waltz
The spiritual journey flamenco guitarist Eduardo Niebla takes with these eight pieces is rooted in various families: his own family,...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
Shadows Tall
The award-winning pairing of singer and pianist Siobhan Miller from Penicuik near Edinburgh and singer and fiddler Jeana Leslie from...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
You Etched Your Face in Mine
There seems to be a bit of a boom in the Hungarian folk scene right now, with some interesting new...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
Tiganeasca
French Gypsy band Les Yeux Noirs take their name from a Django Reinhardt tune. They formed around fiddlers and singers...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
Tango Roto Live
Johanna Juhola has earned herself a reputation as one of the finest Finnish accordionists to emerge in recent years: a...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
One for the Road
Session A9 are made up of road veterans of Capercaillie, Peatbog Faeries, Boys of the Lough and Fiddlers’ Bid. You...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
Breathbox
I was lucky enough to be at a concert given by the accordionist Antti Paalanen at the Sibelius Academy in...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
A Matter of Life
The Penguin Café ensemble, led by Arthur Jeffes, son of Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s Simon Jeffes, has toured widely over the...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2011
