Reviews
The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of the Black British Experience
The title tells us of this album’s focus, but nothing quite prepares us for the introduction: spoken word written by...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
High Doh
Damian McKee, Gudrun Walther & Aaron Jones
Over the last 15 years, Damian McKee (button box) of Beoga, Gudrun Walther (fiddle, vocals) from CARA and Aaron Jones...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Bloom
Comprising ten classic Scots folk songs Siobhan Miller’s new album is a celebration of Scots song. But this is no...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Edyf
Queer Welsh composer and multi-instrumentalist Cerys Hafana is acknowledged as a fearless explorer of the creative possibilities and unique qualities...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Cry, My Heart, Cry: Songs from Testimonies in the Fortunoff Video Archive, Vol 2
Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble & Sasha Lurje
This is a very unusual album recreating songs remembered and described by Holocaust survivors. The testimonies are taken from the...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
What We Thought Was a Lake Was a Field of Flax
Tyler and Hill first met in Newcastle, singing as part of the Sacred Harp sessions, with Hill adding vocals to...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Uvjamuohta / Powder Snow
I pull a CD from my shelves and check the date: 2002. I remember being captivated by this album, In...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
What Holds the World Together
Based in Sheffield, The Wilderness Yet – Rosie Hodgson on vocals, Rowan Piggott on fiddle and vocals, and flautist-guitarist Philippe...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Jota de Morir
Launched in 2018, all-female trio Marala specialise in Balearic, Valencian and Catalan musical traditions. With minimal accompaniment – staccato percussion,...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
Covers: Traditional Melodies of Dalarna, Sweden
Ian Carr & The Various Artists | Ian Carr
The best whisky I ever tasted was in Sweden, full-throated and peaty with a honeyed thread of sweetness. Listening to...
Reviewed in issue November/2022
