Reviews
The Songs of Edward Capern the Postman Poet
Edward Capern only had four months of schooling. He lived much of his life in the north Devon town of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2017
Mornas ao Piano
The first few bars of Mornas ao Piano can trick you into thinking there's a Cuban record coming your way....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/2017
We are Connected
Traditional Western rock, blues and jazz seamlessly meet the music of the Maghreb in Jan Wouter Oostenrijk's latest and fourth...
Reviewed by Franki Black in issue: August/2017
Introducing… Rubén González
Recorded in two days in Havana in 1996 at the end of the Buena Vista Social Club sessions, the debut...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2017
A Place in Time
Comprising Ryan Couper (guitar, mandolin), Erik Peterson (percussion, vocals), Lewie Peterson (banjo, mandolin) and Jonny Polson (guitar, vocals), the Shetland-based...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: August/2017
Junkerpunch
Hillfolk Noir are a trio of banjo, fiddle and double bass who hail from Boise, Idaho. The band are led...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: August/2017
The Tin Fiddle
Your ears could be forgiven for presuming there was at least one percussionist, guitarist or mandolin player on this album....
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: August/2017
The Seventh Wave
If you were lucky enough to witness Skipinnish at Celtic Connections in 2016, at a Glasgow Royal Concert Hall packed...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: August/2017
Amerika
Music professor and folk guitar virtuoso Dimitris Mystakidis has been performing, teaching and writing books about rebetika for over two...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: August/2017
