Reviews

Nefydd

Calan

Calan have had a lot of superlatives thrown at them: Cool Cymru, storming juggernaut, Welsh folk supergroup. And ever since...

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025

Everybody Wants to Be Like Mary

ADAM

Scottish folk music is no stranger to electronica – going back to the original ‘techno piper’, the late Martyn Bennett...

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025

The Instruction Manual

The Instruction Manual

I’d not heard a robotic choir before, and won’t hear one again based on The Instruction Manual’s self-titled debut album....

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025

FOLKMOSIS

Beth Malcolm

Beth Malcolm’s follow-up to her 2023 debut album, Kissed and Cried, presents a delightful musical triptych that takes the listener...

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025

Väder

Emma & Ellika

My first hearing of Väder was on Swedish Radio, the sound of a fiddle duo stopping me in my tracks...

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025

Birna

Wardruna

Four years in the making, Warduna’s new album is a journey into the world of Birna – the she-bear in...

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025

Inventory

The Celtic Social Club

A decade after forming for a one-off concert at the 2014 Vieilles Charrues Festival, The Celtic Social Club marks a...

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025

New Music for the Harp of Avalon

Fane

New Music for the Harp of Avalon is the latest release from Brighton-based musician and producer Fane. Where Fane’s previous...

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025

Sacred Harmony

Thanasis Kleopas, Theodore Koumartzis & Jordan Koumartzis

Evocative, tender and uplifting, this lovely collaboration between brothers Theodore and Jordan Koumartzis and Thanasis Kleopas harnesses the spirit of...

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025

Vinde Todas

Carmela

Carme López Fernández has been studying and working on gender roles in Galicia’s musical tradition. Vinde Todas, her debut album...

Reviewed in issue February/March/2025