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Review of Ruby

Ruby

Shujaat Husain Khan & Katayoun Goudarzi

Shujaat Husain Khan & Katayoun Goudarzi

Rating: ★★★★

This meeting of sitar player Shujaat Husain Khan and singer Katayoun Goudarzi brings together the North Indian musical heritage of...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: March/2016

Review of Laugh, Dance & Sing

Laugh, Dance & Sing

Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys

Gordie MacKeeman

Rating: ★★★★

You’ve got to love fiddler Gordie MacKeeman. In his recent video for the ‘Barbershop Sessions’ on YouTube, he takes you...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2016

Review of Folktron

Folktron

Oratnitza

Fusion Embassy

Rating: ★★★★

On the second full-length album from Bulgarian folk distorters Oratnitza, the quartet continues its quest to meld traditional music with...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: March/2016

Review of Vesevo

Vesevo

Vesevo

Top of the World

Agualoca Records

Rating: ★★★★

The name of these highly respected Neapolitan musicians derives from the volcano that embodies many of the anxieties of the...

Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: March/2016

Review of Os

Os

Slow Moving Clouds

Slow Moving Clouds

Rating: ★★★★

Os opens with a familiar tune turned on its head. ‘See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes!’, Handel's triumphant, war-celebrating melody becomes...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: March/2016

Review of Re-Think

Re-Think

Billy Hill with Ramon Goose & Friends

Arts Council England

Rating: ★★★

Sixteen-year-old fiddler Billy Hill has been performing at folk festivals since he was nine, supporting the likes of Eliza Carthy...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2016

Review of The Traveller

The Traveller

Baaba Maal

Top of the World

Marathon Artists

Rating: ★★★★

Since 2001's acoustic set Missing You (Mi Yeewnii), Baaba's only new studio album in 15 years has been 2009's Television,...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2016

Review of The Final Waltz

The Final Waltz

Ciaran Algar

Fellside Recordings

Rating: ★★★

This is the debut solo release from the award-winning fiddler and multi- instrumentalist Ciaran Algar, who is best known for...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2016

Review of The Falcon Flies from Rudnik Mountain

The Falcon Flies from Rudnik Mountain

Olga Krasojevic & Svetlana Spajic Group

WMAS

Rating: ★★★★

Olga Krasojević, rapidly approaching the age of 80 with few signs of wear, is from the central Serbian village of...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2016

Review of The Hebridean Sessions

The Hebridean Sessions

Dàimh

Goat Island Music

Rating: ★★★★

Opening with the quickstep and reel that is ‘Locheil's Away’, The Hebridean Sessions is a rather nifty introduction to some...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2016

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