Reviews
Highland Time
Opener ‘After the Storm’ shows where we’re heading: a crisp rhythm track overlaid with pipes and fiddle and a deranged...
Reviewed by Andrew Mcgregor in issue: May/2016
Havana Club Rumba Sessions
Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band
Beginning with the evocative, unaccompanied beat of the wooden clavé, the base of all rumba – an elemental Cuban genre...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2016
Behave the Bravest
Can Nuala Kennedy really be celebrating ten years as a solo artist? It is hard to believe, but Behave the...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2016
The James Brothers
Australian James Fagan and New Zealander Jamie McClennan's debut album was recorded in Scotland and mastered in Nashville. These songs,...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2016
1001
The pace is frenetic from the off, but there's something more in the mix than just the usual racing rhythm...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: May/2016
Mazel Tov!
Klezmer comes in all shapes and sizes and this band is no exception – a group of Italian women with...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2016
Lola
Carrie Rodriguez first got noticed when fiddling and singing with Chip ‘Wild Thing’ Taylor. They made beautiful music together before...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2016
Magnetismo
If ever Pedro Almodóvar wanted a new muse, he need look no further than La Yegros, the kooky queen of...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2016
The Silent Majority
With two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards wins, a couple of acclaimed albums, a live DVD and even a recent...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2016
