Reviews
Diversions
Based in the Scottish Highlands, but with a line-up also drawn from California, Cape Breton and Ireland, Dàimh (pronounced ‘dive’,...
Reviewed in issue October/2010
Manuia!
A re-release of a cult album from almost ten years ago, Manuia! plunges us into an aural world of singular...
Reviewed in issue October/2010
Balkan Fever London – Mind the Brass
Phis new compilation of UK bands is the latest in a long line of localised Gypsy or Balkan scenes sprouting...
Reviewed in issue October/2010
Tasca Beat
It’s little wonder that it took almost ten years for OqueStrada to release their first album. It wasn’t a question...
Reviewed in issue October/2010
Eusebio
Two years ago the Italian singer Giulia Tellarini and her chums were among the multi-national swarms of tourists strumming guitars...
Reviewed in issue October/2010
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Between 1972 and 1997, The Penguin Cafe Orchestra cut a unique and much¬loved swathe through that musical realm where folk,...
Reviewed in issue October/2010
The Rough Guide to Scottish Folk
This extensive collection of Scottish fiddle, pipe, harp music and song starts with the unmistakable story-telling skill of modern bard...
Reviewed in issue October/2010
Italie: Polyphonies Vocales de Ligurie
In a north-western corner of Italy, inland from Sanremo and not far from the French border, a cascade of fortified...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2010
Cantigas do Camiño
The year 2010, when the Feast of St James falls on a Sunday, is a special one for Santiago de...
Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2010
