Reviews
Kidayú
This is a tour de force and I can’t seem to stop listening to it. Peter Solo and his band...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: November/2016
Ten Shades of Blues
Indigenous singer-songwriter Kev Starkey has seen a bit of life. Of mixed heritage – partly Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges in South...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2016
The Fox
Best known as the guitarist and fiddler from Balkan mayhem merchants Sheelanagig, this intimate acoustic duo setting allows Kit Hawes...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2016
El Viaje
What a lovely album this is: a work of fluid yet inventive piano compositions rooted in classical, nodding to jazz...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2016
Pete Seeger in England
For most of the 1950s, Pete Seeger was unable to travel outside the US due to the persecution of senator...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2016
Esquineros
The esquina (street corner) has mythic currency in Buenos Aires. It's the classic location of cafés and bars, and it's...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2016
Sweet Liberties
This admirable project, commissioned by the Folk by the Oak festival and EFDSS to celebrate 800 years of the pursuit...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: November/2016
Rio Samba
Uh-oh. Rio… samba, sun and Olympic Games spring to mind. Something tawdry, perhaps, to cash in on the hullabaloo. Not...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: November/2016
Dhapirrk Rirrakay
Recorded in the town of Nhulunbuy in East Arnhem Land, this independent release began as a 2014 community training project,...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: November/2016
Joint Control
Long celebrated as one of the UK's foremost acoustic guitarists, John Renbourn's work, whether solo or with supergroup Pentangle, always...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2016
