Reviews
Sleight of Elbow
Like Bellowhead, to whom they’re sometimes compared, Feast of Fiddles are a fearless big band, featuring a line-up of six...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: August/2017
Smoke Behind the Clouds
Smoke Behind the Clouds taps the deep, rich reservoir of the old-time American songbook. Led by East Tennessee native Joseph...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/2017
Fading Mystery
There's a lot of this around: acoustic groups led by articulate singer-songwriters playing accomplished bluegrass-influenced music. But while Taarka aren’t...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: August/2017
M&M
Moreira Chonguiça & Manu Dibango
Old saxophonists never fade away, they just keep on blowing. It may not quite be up to Manu Dibango's ‘Big...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/2017
Ushers Island
Ushers Island made their stage debut two years ago. They comprise two generations of Ireland's finest players: members of 1970s...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2017
While Rome Burns
In last year's referendum, Scotland voted to remain in the European Union, and the title of Scottish-based trio Bellevue Rendezvous’...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: August/2017
Tívils Døtur
This storybook of songs and legends from the Faroe Islands is suffused with both melancholy and mischief. It's the debut...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: August/2017
Year of the Funky
The talented young guzheng player Bei Bei has teamed up, for her sophomore effort, with a very experienced producer and...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: August/2017
Arv og Slarv
Norway's Tone Prize is a prestigious award for young singers. It was won two years ago by the 18-year-old Mari...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: August/2017
Love Party
I have a confession: before listening to this I had never heard an Azerbaijani-Finnish ensemble performing club music. In my...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: August/2017
