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Review of Ikivirta

Ikivirta

Sarah Palu

Sarah Palu

Rating: ★★★

Finnish-French composer Sarah Palu chose to release this, her debut, as a download code hidden within a bar of vegan...

Reviewed in issue November/2020

Review of The Haar

The Haar

The Haar

Nimbus Records

Rating: ★★★★

Fiddler Adam Summerhayes and percussionist Cormac Byrne are a prolific pair. In #148, I wrote about their new outfit Dodo...

Reviewed in issue November/2020

Review of Acid Croft Vol 9

Acid Croft Vol 9

Shooglenifty

Shoogle Records

Rating: ★★★★

For 30 years Shooglenifty have been rocking, shaking and Shoogling the Scots trad music scene. Acid Croft Vol 9 marks...

Reviewed in issue November/2020

Review of Telyn Rawn

Telyn Rawn

Rhodri Davies

Amgen

Rating: ★★★★

Think you know the harp? Think again. I’ve been aware of Rhodri Davies, the uncompromising, experimental harpist for decades, but...

Reviewed in issue November/2020

Review of Flowers Where the Horses Sleep

Flowers Where the Horses Sleep

Joshua Burnell

Joshua Burnell

Rating: ★★★

After recently focusing on traditional songs, Burnell’s sixth album finds him back with pen in hand. Joined by a collection...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Review of Gitana Mora

Gitana Mora

La Banda Morisca

Algazara Productions

Rating: ★★

This new release from La Banda Morisca comes with an attractive 35-page booklet (in Spanish only) containing florid journalism along...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Review of Taranta Lanera

Taranta Lanera

Taranta Lanera

Vlad

Rating: ★★★

Italian expat Mari Lanera is a multifaceted artist in the Bordeaux underground scene. Yet, as Taranta Lanera for her eponymous...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Review of Atlantic Edge

Atlantic Edge

West Ocean String Quartet

West Ocean Records

Rating: ★★★★

Now in their 21st year, the West Ocean String Quartet celebrate their anniversary with their first outing on disc since...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Review of For Him and Her

For Him and Her

Amira Medunjanin

Top of the World

Croatia Records

Rating: ★★★★

Amira Medunjanin made an immediate impact internationally with her debut album Rosa in 2004 with Mostar Sevdah Reunion (a Top...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Review of Shine

Shine

Caroline Keane

Caroline Keane Music

Rating: ★★★★

Caroline Keane has had an increasingly prominent presence on the Irish and international touring circuit since she was 15. Now...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

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