Reviews

Âmago

Vila Navio

Since 2013, André Coelho Rodrigues has been exploring and perfecting his peculiar take on Portuguese folk music after going through...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

Bold Reynold

David Carroll & Friends

Despite his extensive success performing in folk clubs in the 1970s, David Carroll never got around to recording a solo...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

Nenĭa Iră

Nenĭa Iră

This eponymous first album by one-woman band Aurélia Nardini draws on Mediterranean modal music, supplemented by her electronic machines, Indian...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

A Number of Work

Cooper and Toller

Cooper and Toller are a folk duo based in the Bristol area. Their debut album, A Number of Work, brings...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

Basa Ahaide

Haratago

Basa Ahaide, the debut release from French quartet Haratago, is a tough one to pigeonhole. The project of Basque musician...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

Fireside Stories

Trevor Beales

Fireside Stories is an album that could break your heart. First and foremost, it's astonishingly beautiful. With expertly finger-picked guitar,...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

The Best Of

John McCusker

When he was just 19 years old, John McCusker gave up his place studying the violin at the Royal Scottish...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

The Dawning

Graham Mackenzie

Founding member of folk group Assynt, fiddler and composer Graham Mackenzie follows his 2016 solo debut Crossing Borders with a...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

RE

Ensemble Gamut!

The Finnish trio return to continue their search for ‘new ways to perform early music.’ Aino Peltomaa (voice, harp, percussion),...

Reviewed in issue April/2023

Banish Air from Air

Ben Walker

Award-winning guitarist Ben Walker has gathered an ensemble cast of collaborators for this, his second album. The dreamy opening title-track...

Reviewed in issue April/2023