Reviews
Mariachi Beat
Mexico City's Los De Abajo first made an impression when David Byrne signed them to his Luaka Bop label. The...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Classic African American Songsters
Ry Cooder once cuttingly said that blues music has been reduced to a soundtrack for selling jeans in TV ads....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
New Road
It's been 11 years since Barry released his first solo album and in that time the north Kerry piper has...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Marshall Allen Presents Sun Ra & His Arkestra: In the Orbit of Ra
This is a real treat. If you’re not familiar with Sun Ra then you are missing out on one of...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Mitha Bol: Rajasthan Field Recordings Vol 1
These wonderful discs make up two volumes of field recordings made in the Thar desert in Rajasthan, with both albums...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Sam Sweeney's Fiddle: Made in the Great War
In 2008, Sam Sweeney bought a new instrument – at least, it appeared to be new. But a label inside...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
At the Stringsmith's Forge
The traditional reels, jigs and strathspeys from Scotland, Ireland and Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia that informed Skyhook's first...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
