Reviews
Raivopyörä
Maija Kauhanen has emerged in recent years as a strong new presence on the Finnish folk scene, first as a...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2017
Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa
Sweet as Broken Dates is a collection of Somali-language pop recorded in Somalia, Somaliland and Djibouti from the 1960s right...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2017
Bright Phoebus
An aura surrounds Bright Phoebus; this is the legendary, lost masterpiece of modern English folk. The Watersons sang traditional songs...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2017
Reclaim Australia
While it is frequently powerful, contemporary Australian Aboriginal music is usually non-confrontational – a traditional-meets-modern combination full of heartfelt lyrics...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2017
Azaadi: Freedom
Samia Malik's album is autobiographical, bringing out the personal from the political via a series of original English and Urdu...
Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: October/2017
The Alehouse Sessions
Stepping into an alehouse with Bjarte Eike and Barokksolistene could well be a dangerously riotous, yet addictive experience, judging by...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2017
The Fairest Flower of Womankind
A native of Montana, a graduate of Berklee College of Music and a traditional balladeer, Lindsay Straw infuses familiar and...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2017
String on String
County Antrim harpist, fiddler and vocalist Amy McAllister's pleasingly bright and lyrical voice calls to mind the once ubiquitous Mary...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2017
Take Care, Take Cover
Building on the promise of their fine 2014 debut album, Housewarming, and 2015's EP September, Melbourne's Mae Triocontinue to impress...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2017
Presents… Kingsize Blackfoot
Jinder is one Phil Dewhurst, a West Country based musician who is very tall and has Blackfoot Sioux bloodlines in...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2017
