Reviews
So Much to Defend
As a certain Nobel Prize-winning songwriter once wrote, ‘people are crazy, times are strange’ and that has rarely been so...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2017
Stick in the Wheel Present From Here: English Folk Field Recordings
‘Field Recordings’ carries with it the exciting suggestion that Stick in the Wheel have sought out unheard music performed by...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2017
After All These Years
Lakeman is a familiar name: there's Seth, Sean and Sam, all of them famous musicians. Geoff is their father and,...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2017
Tirade
First performing together during a packed session in Glasgow in 2013, Eddie Seaman (pipes, whistle and bouzouki) and Luc McNalty...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2017
Terraforming in Analogue Space: IRL Remixes 2000-2015
This double album compilation curated by Nick ‘Dubulah’ Page celebrates the 100th release of IRL Records. It is a masterclass...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: April/2017
Y Se Fue en la Bolita
Led by two Chilean brothers based in Belgium, Xamanek make a fusion of Latin rock that incorporates elements of hip-hop,...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017
The Soul of Jamaica
There is a danger that reggae has become too widespread. It's rhythm and aesthetics have been co-opted into too many...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: April/2017
Kind of Folk: Vol 1 Sweden
Mysterious flutes beckon us into a forest. A haunting fiddle beguiles us with tunes from an age gone by. A...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2017
