Reviews
Front Porch Sessions
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Anyone who has heard the grind and growl of the Indiana three-piece that is The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2017
Les Routes de l'Esclavage 2 CDs & DVD
Sponsored by UNESCO and conceived by the Catalan musician Jordi Savall as a cultural history of slavery and a homage...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2017
Cuba: Son, Bolero, Son-Cruzado & Bolero-Son
This particular familia hail from in and around Cuba's first capital, Santiago, in the Oriente region. Their mixed-race ancestry includes...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2017
Inuusiq/Life
In order to secure his bandmate Nancy Mike's hand in marriage, The Jerry Cans’ lead singer and guitarist Andrew Morrison...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: June/2017
Addis 1988
Ethio Stars/Tukul Band feat Mulatu Astatke
Originally released in 1992 and out of print for many years, this reissue has been remastered for vinyl and contains...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2017
Mutation
Newcastle-based Monster Ceilidh Band are much in the mould of Shooglenifty or Peatbog Faeries, with a rich fusion of ceilidh...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2017
Kuşların Çağrısı (Call of the Birds)
Many of Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat's projects have been reviewed in Songlines. I came across the honeyed melancholy of her...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: June/2017
Bound
Based in Glasgow, Jenn Butterworth (guitar and voice) and Laura-Beth Salter (mandolin and voice) have become a ubiquitous presence on...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2017
Till April is Dead: A Garland of May
In these garlands for May, Lisa Knapp sounds ardent and pure, driven by purpose and conviction. You can tell these...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2017
