Reviews
Devonshire Roses
Devonshire Roses is a generous collection of 20 of the most famous Devon folk songs, including ‘Widecombe Fair’ and ‘The...
Reviewed in issue May/2021
Orava: Panorama of Folk Song and Music Culture
This double-CD and booklet is the first in a series of six important archival releases of traditional Slovak music. Orava...
Reviewed in issue May/2021
early bird // night owl
With their third album, early bird // night owl, Dowally deliver yet another exciting and eclectic release. Over the last...
Reviewed in issue May/2021
Songs from Home
There are three Polish women at the heart of Toronto-based band Polky, and Songs from Home refers both to their...
Reviewed in issue May/2021
Draft
Despite growing up in the small town of Anogia on the island of Crete, also home to such famous Greek...
Reviewed in issue May/2021
Cavalluccio
Behind Lalala Napoli is the gifted veteran French accordionist and singer François Castiello of former Bratsch fame, who uses the...
Reviewed in issue May/2021
Por Onde Fica a Primavera
Some instruments seem to be tailor-made for specific music genres. The Portuguese guitar, for instance, is undeniably a pivotal piece...
Reviewed in issue May/2021
Invisible Music
The late, great writer Angela Carter would almost certainly have relished the fact that Polly Paulusma once lived in London’s...
Reviewed in issue May/2021
Venti
Francesco Loccisano and Marcello De Carolis
The chitarra battente (literally ‘beating guitar’) is an Italian variation of the instrument, closer to a lute or mandolin, with...
Reviewed in issue May/2021
Rakes and Misfits
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne plays melodeons and concertinas, including a rare Lachenal 30-key bass Anglo concertina on which he performs ‘parping accompaniment...
Reviewed in issue May/2021
