Reviews
The Lucky Ones
Hailing from the Yukon Territory in the far north of Canada, The Lucky Ones took their name from Alistair MacLeod's...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
My Bluegrass Heart
Bela Fleck's paean to the genre in which the banjoist established himself as a virtuosic instrumentalist and innovative composer is...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Chimney Swifts
Brad Kolodner's solo debut album, Chimney Swifts, is a splendid introduction to contemporary clawhammer banjo music. Kolodner's playing and choice...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
The Importance of Being Espetacular
Thiago França Presents A Espetacular Charanga Do França
The avant-garde saxophonist, samba revivalist and Metá Metá co-founder Thiago França has been running the Carnaval charanga band A Espetacular...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
The Faux Paws
With a sound soaked in the contra dance and bluegrass tradition, The Faux Paws (brothers Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand and...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Paz en la Tierra
Meridian Brothers & Conjunto Media Luna
Musically, this is the most conventional album of Meridian Brothers main-man Eblis Álvarez's career. Colombia's traditional music has always been...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Outstanding
Outstanding was recorded by a Montréal-based group of Canadian and Cuban musicians, Timba MM (pronounced ‘timba emmay emmay’). The accompanying...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Folk for Little Folk Vol 1
Although listed as ‘for little folk,’ Canadian fiddler Gordie ‘Crazylegs’ MacKeeman's new album has plenty to offer adults who appreciate...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
Temple of the New Sun
This is a collection of songs originally released on cassette in the 80s; it's intriguing trying to imagine what the...
Reviewed in issue November/2021
