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Review of Don’t Ask Silly Questions

Don’t Ask Silly Questions

Katsha’nes

Katsha’nes

Rating: ★★★★

Don’t Ask Silly Questions is a remarkable compilation of popular Yiddish songs that were heard in London's East End in...

Reviewed by Helen Beer in issue: April/2018

Review of Young Night Thought

Young Night Thought

Kirsty Law

Toun Records

Rating: ★★★

Kirsty Law is a singer-songwriter from the Scottish Borders who has a Folk and Traditional Music degree from Newcastle University....

Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: April/2018

Review of Foxglove & Fuschia

Foxglove & Fuschia

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh

Rating: ★★★★

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh's first solo album in five years sees the former Danú frontwoman returning to her West Kerry roots...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2018

Review of Nazar

Nazar

Turkwaz

Top of the World

Turkwaz

Rating: ★★★★★

I’ve been a fan of Canadian singer Brenna MacCrimmon for nearly two decades; back when she was a resident of...

Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: April/2018

Review of Language of the Heart

Language of the Heart

Santiago Quartet with Julian Rowlands

Arrastre Records

Rating: ★★★

Who exactly is playing here – and playing what – is a challenge to explain. The Santiago Quartet are UK-based...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: April/2018

Review of Lebanon Elevator

Lebanon Elevator

Kamel Nitrate

Kamel Nitrate

Rating: ★

Kamel Nitrate are to all intents and purposes a fusion band, mixing funk, trip-hop and Arab drum styles. Unfortunately, the...

Reviewed by Yousif Nur in issue: April/2018

Review of Olagón

Olagón

Eighth Blackbird

Cedille

Rating: ★★★★

Inspired by the ancient Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge, the story being recast by poet Paul Muldoon as a caustic,...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2018

Review of Intersection

Intersection

Tania Saleh

Kirkelig Kulturverksted

Rating: ★★★

Where do you even begin to start with the situation in the Middle East? So many artists have tried to...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2018

Review of Ao Longe Já Se Ouvia

Ao Longe Já Se Ouvia

Sopa de Pedra

Turbina

Rating: ★★★

Formed in Oporto in 2012, Sopa de Pedra is a ten-woman a capella group who take their name from a...

Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: April/2018

Review of Aria

Aria

Richard Galliano & Thierry Escaich

Jade

Rating: ★★★

The witty liner notes to this collaboration liken the meeting between accordionist Richard Galliano and organist Thierry Escaich to a...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2018

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