Reviews
Royal Traveller
Primarily known as a multiple award-winning bluegrass bassist, Missy Raines' penchant for pushing musical boundaries has also found her experimenting...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2019
1958
With his soulful voice, Cameroonian author and singer-songwriter Blick Bassy delivers a luminous and reflective album of 11 songs. Using...
Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: April/2019
Those Who Roam
The second album from 2015 BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Claire Hastings is a real treat. With an...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2019
Kadodi
The transliteration of ritual practice to the club dance floor is always an interesting – and often politically charged –...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: April/2019
Scattered Memories
Born in Tehran in 1983, Saba Alizadeh is a virtuoso of the Iranian kamancheh (spike fiddle). With an extensive background...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2019
Sakai Ishinage Odori
The Sakai Ishinage Odori Preservation Society
This recording, or rather pair of recordings (one from 1982 and one from 2017), is the second release in an...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2019
Tŷ Ein Tadau
This is a stunning debut of chamber folk from Aneirin Jones on fiddle, cellist, bassist and harmonium player Jordan Price...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2019
Devla Devla
Dikanda are a superb Balkan and Gypsy band from Poland who have been active more than 20 years, since winning...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2019
Lines: Parts One, Two and Three
Lines, the latest of The Unthanks' many ambitious and innovative projects, is a trilogy of song cycles, each with a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2019
Rise Up
Award-winning Celtic five-piece The Outside Track have a strong pedigree for a band that live in different countries. They've got...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2019
