Reviews
Jota de Morir
Launched in 2018, all-female trio Marala specialise in Balearic, Valencian and Catalan musical traditions. With minimal accompaniment – staccato percussion,...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Covers: Traditional Melodies of Dalarna, Sweden
Ian Carr & The Various Artists | Ian Carr
The best whisky I ever tasted was in Sweden, full-throated and peaty with a honeyed thread of sweetness. Listening to...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Lossan
Marking the first, according to the PR, duo harp and Manx Gaelic vocal album to be released, Lossan (meaning ‘Light’...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
LAS
Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie & Steven Byrnes Haberlin
Now here’s something pretty remarkable, the first album of double C smallpipes to be released anywhere in the world. LAS...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
The Space Between
Kicking off with a fiery, drum-pounding reel courtesy of Jerry Holland (‘Brenda Stubbert’s Reel’) and closing with the rather spooky...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Sea Song Sessions
Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman & Jack Rutter
All aboard with the salty crew of Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter, launching the...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Love Songs
Opening with piano and a flourish of fiddle on instrumental track, ‘Summer Daylight Winter Darkness’, Bella Hardy’s tenth album is...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Rise
A music teacher and luthier, as well as a songwriter based in Portsmouth and with roots in Merthyr, South Wales,...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
We Are Each Other, This Will Set Us Free
The debut album from Bristol-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist boci covers a lot of ground musically, yet is rooted in...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Do Claro ao Breu
Sopa de Pedra are a Portuguese vocal ten-piece that got together ten years ago – which some may know already...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
