Reviews
Franklin
In 1845, the 129-strong crew of Captain John Franklin's expedition to discover the famed North-West Passage vanished in the icy...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2018
Taos
Efrén López, Stelios Petrakis & Bijan Chemirani
In a trio setting there is little space to hide, so it is fortunate that each of the musicians here...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2018
Songs My Ruiner Gave to Me: Concerning Love, Madness & Obsession
Bedford's 2011 album, Tales from the Weeping Willow, focused on the former Orbital singer's penchant for folk and country, featuring...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2018
Makhorka
Formed in 1998 in France by a trio of buskers from St Petersburg, Russia, Dobranotch originally played Irish music. Perhaps...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2018
Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine
Fear and flight marked Ireland in the 1840s, when a series of famines laid low the island with devastating consequences....
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2018
Balfron Promise
Comprising four musicians with Palestinian roots who formed a group in Jordan in 2013 but who are now resident in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2018
Mãe da Lua
This loose collective of multicultural musicians is fronted by Brazilian poet, singer and musician India Mãe da Lua. Her resonant...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: March/2018
1974-1975
Hamad Kalkaba & The Golden Sounds
These tracks represent the entire output of Hamad Kalkaba, showcasing a funked-up version of a song style from northern Cameroon...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2018
Why Should Your Heart Not Dance
A mixture of improvisatory jazz and folk traditions, with clever vocal harmony and counterpoint, Asaran Earth Trio are three female...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2018
Beránci a Vlci
This ambitious recording originates in a show put on at the Folk Holidays Festival in the Czech Republic. It brings...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2018
