Reviews
Light Years
There came a time when certain carols were no longer welcome in church. So people went to the pub and...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
Den Lyse Dag
Far from being a difficult second album, Plassen’s latest release reveals how much her voice and her approach to the...
Reviewed in issue January/February/2024
Bolinus Brandaris: Flamenco from the Bay of Cadiz
If you like your flamenco raw and unadulterated, without the studio frippery of added effects and multi-tracking that makes so...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Usvyaty: Russian Music from Pskov Region in Modern and Archival Recordings
This is a curiosity. We get relatively few recordings from Russia and as the title says, these are field recordings...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Sing Yonder 1
In 2021 graphic designer Karl Sinfield began putting simple arrangements of traditional songs online, with basic chords and audio guidance...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Just a Second
Six years ago the talented young Scottish fiddler Ryan Young released an acclaimed debut album but then suffered an injury...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
I See a World
Fusing Scottish jigs and reels with influences from jazz, pop and techno, Peatbog Faeries’ music is often described as ‘high-octane.’...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
True North
Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault | Calum Stewart
True North brings together uilleann piper and flautist Calum Stewart with Sylvain Quéré on bouzouki and Yann Le Bozec on...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
Bucolica
Hiram Salsano’s debut album firmly establishes her as a remarkable artist, wielding a commanding and expressive voice rooted in Campania’s...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
La Giusta Distanza
Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana | Riccardo Tesi
La Giusta Distanza grew out of the confinement of the pandemic when Tuscan organetto (diatonic accordion) maestro Tesi composed most...
Reviewed in issue December/2023
