Reviews

Piknik

Uusikuu

Uusikuu could just be the house band at the cosy local tavern of your dreams, with warm, relaxed vocals backed...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Dreamscapes

Frigg

After 25 years of travelling the world, fiddle juggernaut Frigg rolls like a well-oiled machine – albeit with a few...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Riζituals: Inspired by Cretan Vocal Traditions

Xanthoula Dakovanou

This is an intriguing album, reworking the rizitika vocal tradition of Crete for female voices and a backing of Greek...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Teeth of Time

Joshua Burnside

Belfast-based singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside’s latest album ranges from the atmospheric opener ‘Teeth of Time: Mountain’ – its first half a...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Her By Design

Jenn Butterworth

Glasgow-based Butterworth’s highly anticipated solo debut, Her By Design, delivers a timely, stirring and superbly realised release that explores women’s...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Pool

Ross Ainslie

Did someone say ‘funky folk’? Yes? Well, you’ve come to the right place. The sixth studio album from multi-instrumentalist Ross...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Aden

Gwilym Bowen Rhys

Gwilym Bowen Rhys, a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Bethel, north Wales, is hailed as a rising star in Welsh folk...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Grilli

L’Alba

The Corsican group L’Alba not only dig deep into the traditions of their island but also think of them as...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

The Archive

Paul Brady

Bob Dylan’s 1985 box set Biograph came with an interview in which Dylan said: “Some guys got it down –...

Reviewed in issue May/2025

Archwilio’r Traddodiad: Exploring the Tradition

Aidan Thorne & Jason Ball

This debut from bassist Aidan Thorne and guitarist Jason Ball was recorded live at Oriel Davies Gallery in Newtown on...

Reviewed in issue May/2025