Reviews
The Singer of Tales
The sevdah of the western Balkans, especially associated with Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies a space between folk and art music,...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: June/2020
All is Not Forgotten
All is Not Forgotten follows on from Miller's 2018 release Mercury, and a very pleasant follow-up it is too. New...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2020
Sabotage and Tradition
This is Lakvar's debut album and it demonstrates the full range of their folk and musical credentials. The first track,...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: June/2020
In the Parting
Cup O'Joe are the three Agnew siblings from County Armagh who have been making waves on the live circuit since...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2020
Äiti Maa/Mother Earth
Zäpämmät are a Finnish duo, comprising Marjo Smolander (voice, kantele) and Pauliina Kauppila (voice, berimbau, lamellophones and percussion). Their aim...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: June/2020
Time to Fly
The debut duo album from RURA's flautist David Foley and fiddler Jack Smedley is a beautiful, evocative and well-cra.ed release....
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2020
Funeral Songs
There's a bitter aftertaste to this album. The latest in Glitterbeat's acclaimed Hidden Musics series, it should be an absorbing...
Reviewed by Timothy Clarke-Romain in issue: June/2020
Mai
The Aberystwyth singer-songwriter released her debut, Week of Pines, back in 2013, and it won her the Welsh Music Prize...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2020
